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Wife of Dr Thomas Cockburn, died aged 31 in August 1738 "with her only child". In the same memorial are Dr James Cockburn and Sarah his wife.
Prudence Cockburne of Kingston, wife. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1739. Slave-ownership at probate: 0 of whom 0 were listed as male and 0 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2622.16 Jamaican currency of which £0 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £2622.16 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
James Henry Lawrence-Archer, Memorial Inscriptions of the British West Indies (1875) p. 91.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Dr Thomas Cockburn
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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:
'Prudence Cockburn', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663547 [accessed 19th May 2024].
