1749 - 1829
Probably William Adamson, estimated year of birth 1749, buried St John, Barbados, 9 January 1829, with abode given as St Joseph, Barbados.
Listed as William Adamson senior, with children, in Levy Book for St Joseph, 1793 as owning 18 enslaved.
, accessed 7 July 2015; listed in Levy Book for St Joseph, 1793. Barbados Department of Archives, RB9/3/7.
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1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Son
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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:
'William Adamson senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].
