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James Cooper of Britain, mariner. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1784. Slave-ownership at probate: 0 of whom 0 were listed as male and 0 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2608.41 Jamaican currency of which £0 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £2213.42 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
The will of James Cooper, mariner of Philadelphia, was proved in Jamaica, 04/11/1773.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
LOS 41.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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Occupation
Mariner
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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:
'James Cooper', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662907 [accessed 19th May 2024].
