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Daughter and heir of William Bulkeley of Plaistow. Under the will of her father, proved 23/12/1720, she inherited his unnamed estate [and enslaved people] on Barbados, together with his moiety of the manor of Gubbins (Gobions) in Hertfordshire., the latter subject to the life-interest of her grandmother, also Mary. She married John Gould, later MP for New Shoreham, in 1724.
PROB 11/577/254.
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Maiden Name
Bulkeley
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Spouse
John Gould
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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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1720 [EA] - 1724 [LA] → Owner
Inherited an unnamed estate on Barbados under the will of her father William Bulkeley of Plaistow, inferred to be Bulkeleys |
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Wife → Husband
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Mother → Son
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Gould (née Bulkeley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662453 [accessed 19th April 2024].
