10th Aug 1806 - ????
One of three siblings, children of Alexander Menzies Don and Margaret his wife, born 1806 and baptised 1807 in Kingston, Jamaica. Inherited enslaved people from her uncle William Gilbert Don when still a minor.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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Niece → Uncle
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Sister → Brother
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Mary Jane Don', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654081/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
