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The free coloured woman Elizabeth Game is named in the will of William McBean of Tomatin (Inverness-shire). She was the mother of his son Duncan. William bequeathed an enslaved woman called Cornelia and her children to his brother Lachlan, who was also in Demerara, to be held by him on order to provide for Duncan.
Duncan McBean may be claimant British Guiana 1557.
General Registry Office for Scotland CC11/1/9 Will of William MacBean, Tomatin, 1823 (Written in 1812 in Demerara).
http://www.spanglefish.com/slavesandhighlanders/index.asp?pageid=555789 [accessed 28/04/2014].
We are grateful to David Alston for compiling this entry.
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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:
'Eliza Game', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/6290 [accessed 26th April 2024].
