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Thomas Mathews of St John, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 18 of whom 10 were listed as male and 8 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £1360.97 Jamaican currency of which £1160 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £173.77 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
The will of Thomas Matthews of St. John, Planter was proved in Jamaica 27/04/1775.
Thomas Matthews was Collecting Constable in St John in 1773.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
LOS 42.
W. A. Feurtado, Official and other Personages of Jamaica from 1655 to 1790 (1896) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/bfeurtado04.htm.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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Occupation
Planter
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Thomas Mathews', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663009 [accessed 27th May 2024].
