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Thomas Waterman

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Biography

Deceased by 1820. Enslaved people from Spa in St Andrew, Barbados, previously registered to the estate of J. P. Devenish in 1817, were registered in 1820 'since which they appear to be the property of the estate of Thomas Waterman deceased'.

Associated Estates (1)

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:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner

Spa [ Barbados | St Andrew ]

Further Information

People of Interest

Margaret Dunbar

1761 - ????

"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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 Waterman', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].