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Slave-owner in Jamaica, apparently resident. A second man of the same name, George McFarquhar Lawson jun., presumably his son, allegedly played a role in suborning a witness in the aftermath of the 'Baptist War' in 1832.
William Knibb, Facts and Documents Connected with the Late Insurrection in Jamaica (1832).
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Name in compensation records
George M'Farquhar Lawson
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Spouse
Elizabeth
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£316 12s 5d
Awardee
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£1,480 3s 3d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1809 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Husband → Wife
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Father → Son
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'George McFarquhar Lawson senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/24024 [accessed 26th April 2024].
