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Son of Benjamin Harding of Blue Hole, Jamaica, and his wife Sarah nee Newman. Bequeathed a share in Blue Hole by his father. Alive when his brother Richard Harding Newman wrote a will in 1808 but deceased by 1831 when his sister Eliza Mary Tharp bequeathed Blue Hole to her nephews (including John junior).
See entries for Benjamin Harding and Eliza Mary Tharp.
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British/Irish?
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Children
John
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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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1766 [SY] - 1808 [LA] → Joint owner
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Son → Father
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Brother → Sister
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Father → Son
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brothers
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Harding senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146637334/ [accessed 23rd April 2024].
