1805 - 1863
Identified in genealogical material as Elizabeth Malcolm nee Rand, marrying Dr Alexander Thomas (q.v.) of Boston.
A genealogy of the Rand Famly in the United States (1898) p. 91, which gives baptism and death-dates.
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Absentee?
USA
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Maiden Name
Rand
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Name in compensation records
Eliz Malcolm
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Spouse
Alex. Thomas
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£399 11s 6d
Awardee
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Wife → Husband
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA - United States of America
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Elizabeth Malcolm Thomas (née Rand)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/41916/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
