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Resident slave-owner on Antigua, dying there in 1805. Owner of Comfort Hall, which Vere Langford Oliver shows as formerly Crumps. Father of Thomas Spencer Edwards (q.v.)
Vere Langford Oliver History of Antigua Vol. I p. 231.
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Spouse
(1) Margaret Spencer (2) Christian Wall
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Children
With (1) Thomas Spencer; John Luman Attwater; Benjamin Hutchins; Sarah; Louisa; Eliza; Juliana; William Lewis
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Father → Son
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Thomas Edwards of Comfort Hall', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].
