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Mary Bucknor of Hanover, widow. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 4 of whom 3 were listed as male and 1 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £3484.88 Jamaican currency of which £280 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £34 currency cash, £2796 currency debts and £25 currency plate.
The will of Mary Bucknor of Hanover, Widow was proved in Jamaica 23/11/1774.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
LOS 42.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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 Bucknor', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662987 [accessed 19th May 2024].
