Valerie Denniss

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Probably Valeria Dennis, daughter of Mr Edward Dennis "by a maroon negro called Juba", who was baptised in St Elizabeth, 01/06/1791, aged about 6 years.

Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 30.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Associated Claims (1)

Relationships (3)

Valerie Denniss

Natural Daughter → Father

Valerie Denniss

Mother → Natural Daughter

Dorothy W. Pight

Valerie Denniss

Extra-marital relationships

Lewis Jones Pight

Further Information

People of Interest

George Pinnock

1801 - 25^th Nov 1880

English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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:
'Valerie Denniss', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23727 [accessed 19th April 2024].

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