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Elizabeth Swain Bannister was named as a legatee in the will of William Fraser of Goldstone Hall (q.v.). An E. S. Bannister registered 76 enslaved people the property of E.S. Bannister in 1825, a net increase of 10 on the previous registration. In the 1831 registration, the estate of E.S. Banister [sic] had sold to D.C. Cameron all of the 72 enslaved people previously registered in her name, the return made by Wm Fraser and Francis Dumarez.
Berbice Slave Register 1825: T71/442 pp. 191-192; Berbice Slave Register 1831 T71/444 pp. 37-42.
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Legatee → Testator
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The father of Elizabeth Swain Bannister's children might have been William...
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Elizabeth Swain Bannister', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634512 [accessed 16th April 2024].
