1801 - 1838
One of the Booker brothers, arriving in British Guiana early 1830s: died 1838, leaving widow and children.
T71/886 British Guiana claim no. 1473.
Judy Slinn and Jennifer Tanburn, The Booker Story (Andover, Jarrold Publishing, 2003), pp. 13 and 16.
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British/Irish
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Married but no further details
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£131 8s 1d
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Liverpool, Lancashire, Merseyside, North-west England, England
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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:
'Richard Booker', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/7461/ [accessed 24th April 2024].
