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The will of William Lawrence of St Lucia and Liverpool was proved at Chester, dated August 1822. The will has not yet been read by LBS. Online genealogical material shows that his heir was his father Lawrence Lawrence (1768-1839).
Ancestry.com, UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, Cheshire and Lancashire: - Wills and Administrations, 1821-1825 [database online]; e.g. [accessed 30/01/2018, subscription service].
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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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:
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1815 [EA] - 1818 [LA] → Owner
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1822 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Previous owner
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Son → Father
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This relationship is based on unverified genealogical material online that shows William Lawrence predeceasing his father, who inherited from him....
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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).
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:
'William Lawrence of St Lucia and Liverpool', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].
