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"Of colour", slave-owner in Jamaica from at least 1817. Mother of David, Robert, Mary and probably Catherine Porter, children of Robert Porter of Sorn Hill (he died before 1817). Guardian of Catherine's children Ann, Catherine Diana, Jane and Frances, who had the surname Gascoigne.
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Name in compensation records
Francis Porter
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£79 16s 8d
Awardee
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£19 10s 10d
Awardee
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Guardian
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Extra-marital relationships
Notes →
or possibly...
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Son
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Mother → Natural Son
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Frances Porter', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/13156 [accessed 19th April 2024].
