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Robert Gardner of Trelawny, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1773. Slave-ownership at probate: 16 of whom 8 were listed as male and 8 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £1033.26 Jamaican currency of which £860 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £1.17 currency cash, £81.94 currency debts and £9 currency plate.
The will of Robert Gardner was proved in Jamaica, 01/02/1773. He manumitted an enslaved woman, Grace, and left three enslaved people each to her "mulatto" children Mary, Samuel, John and Elizabeth Gardner. He also bequeathed on enslaved person to a "mulatto" boy Robert Gardner Thornton, son of a "mulatto" woman named Mary Thornton. The rest was passed to his white relatives.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
Island Record Office, LOS 41 f. 38.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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:
'Robert Gardner', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662827 [accessed 19th May 2024].
