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Awarded compensation for the ownership of 12 enslaved people in St Andrew, Jamaica, in 1834. Not located in the slave registers. Likely to be the Mary Byam who married Alexander Aikman junior in St Andrew, 10/01/1814. Alexander and Mary had at least five children baptised in St Andrew: Mary Ann (1816), Louisa Susanna (1823), William Byam (1826), Susanna Wetherell (1829) and Robert Wetherell (1830).
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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£301 1s 6d
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Wife → Husband
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Daughter-in-law → Father-in-law
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Daughter-in-law → Mother-in-law
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Mary Aikman', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42724 [accessed 19th April 2024].
