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The will of Robert Farnham of Kingston, Merchant was proved in Jamaica 19/01/1775. To Esther Colliard, of Kingston, free mulatto woman who currently lives with him: 200P J, two enslaved boys and all his furniture. "I give and bequeath unto Lucy Austin a free quadroon Child and in case of her death then to go to the aforesaid Esther Colliard the sum of one hundred pounds current money".
Robert Farnham of Kingston, merchant. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 2 of whom 2 were listed as male and 0 as female. 2 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £1390.03 Jamaican currency of which £110 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £899 currency cash, £317.4 currency debts and £2.5 currency plate.
LOS 42 f. 77.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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Occupation
Merchant
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Farnham', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663485 [accessed 19th May 2024].
