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Robert Ware of St Ann, mason. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 8 of whom 7 were listed as male and 1 as female. 1 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £1199.56 Jamaican currency of which £745 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £283.31 currency debts and £7.25 currency plate.
The will of Robert Ware of St. Ann, Mason was proved in Jamaica 08/12/1774.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
LOS 42.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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Mason
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 Ware', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662995 [accessed 27th May 2024].
