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John Wisdom, son of Henry John and Mary Ann Palmer Wisdom, baptised 20/01/1790 in Trelawny, Jamaica.
Mary Ann Haughton Gallimore married John Wisdom 08/07/1814 at Content Settlement, Trelawny, Jamaica. Their daughters Mary Ann Haughton Wisdom and Olivia Wisdom were born and baptised in Trelawny in 1816 and 1819.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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Spouse
Mary Ann Haughton Gallimore
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£188 0s 6d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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£31 0s 6d
Awardee
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£115 19s 0d
Awardee
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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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1817 [EA] - → Owner
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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1820 [EA] - → Heir-at-law
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Husband → Wife
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Son → Father
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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:
'John Wisdom', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42877/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
