16th Dec 1781 - 9th Aug 1818
Likely the Oswald Brode, son of Dr Richard Brodie and his wife Jane, born 16/12/1781 and baptised in Trelawny, Jamaica, 10/05/1785. Married Mary Ann Palmer Knowles in Trelawny 02/06/1810.
Sworn affidavit dated 28/10/1836 from Elizabeth Brodie, now of York Street, Portman Square, London, formerly of St Ann's Jamaica: her brother Oswald Brodie died circa 1818 leaving two minor daughters Elizabeth (now Elizabeth Turner) and Louisa Brodie, of age on 11/12/1836.
Death at St Ann, Jamaica, Oswald Brodie of Flamstead Estate, 09/08/1818.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
T71/959 St Ann claim no. 789 (Lawrence Park).
Gentleman's Magazine Vol. LXXXVIII Part 2 p. 459 (November 1818).
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Mary Ann Palmer Knowles
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Children
Louisa, Elizabeth
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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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1815 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Receiver
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1817 [EA] - 09/08/1818 [ED] → Owner
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1823 [EA] - → Other
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1820 [EA] - → Not known
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1817 [EA] - 1818 [EY] → Executor
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1817 [EA] - 1818 [EY] → Executor
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1817 [EA] - → Executor
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Father → Daughter
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Father → Daughter
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Father-in-law → Son-in-law
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Son → Father
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle → Niece
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Uncle → Niece
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brother → Sister
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Brother-in-laws
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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:
'Oswald Brodie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146641397 [accessed 8th July 2025].
