1770 - 1815
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, from a Scottish family. His father Walter Monteath of Kep was bankrupt in 1785 and his estate sequestrated. John Monteath bought Aniaso, later baptised Archibald John Monteath, c. 1802: a narrative of the life of Archibald John Monteath has been reconstructed by by Maureen Warner-Lewis.
William Maxwell Morrison, Decisions of the Court of Session (1801) Vol. 2 p. 1146, 'The Trustee on the estate of Walter Monteath against Colin Douglas and others', 12th December 1794; Maureen Warner-Lewis, Archibald Monteath, Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian (UWI Press, 2007).
We are grateful to Morag Fyfe for her help with this entry.
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1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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 Monteath', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146638281 [accessed 2nd May 2024].
