John Layfield

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Biography

Registered 47 enslaved people in Berbice as owner 20/11/1817, and a further 13 'the property of John Layfield' on Plantation Manchester situate on the Correntyne Coast.

This was possibly the father of Mary Ann Layfield, who in 1837 executed a power of attorney to George Nicholson of Nickerie and William Gordon of Paramaribo to recover property from William Frazer late of Berbice, executor of her father John Layfield.

Sources

T71/437 p. 206.

Dutch National Archives, Digitaal Duplicaat: Microfiches Notariëel Archief Suriname [periode 1828-1845] » Inventaris nr. 125, Scan: 21, http://www.gahetna.nl/collectie/archief/inventaris/gahetnascan/eadid/1.05.11.15/inventarisnr/125/level/file/foto/NL-HaNA_1.05.11.15_125_0019/fotouuid/59a4564f-c255-2e38-c358-18afa27a4127/scan-index/21 [accessed 06/03/2018].

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People of Interest

Phillip Thompson

1805 - ????

Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'John Layfield', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146633920 [accessed 16th June 2024].

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