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Christophe Butler of St Dorothy. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1689. Slave-ownership at probate: 8 of whom 5 were listed as male and 3 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £222.95 Jamaican currency of which £118 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £20 currency cash, £0 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
Possibly the same man as Christopher Buttler who owned 9 acres of land in St Catherine in 1670.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
'Survey of Jamaica, 1670, St Catherine's Parish' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1670sc.htm.
???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Christopher Butler', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663193 [accessed 15th May 2024].
