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Slave-owner on Dominica, purchasing the Mount Joy estate in 1821 and selling or transferring it between 1829 and 1832. He appears to be unconnected with the man of the same name 'Clerk of the Register's Office' of Middlesex whose will was proved 16/03/1845. Frances Merrifield, widow, was awarded compensation for five enslaved people in Dominica, and might have been connected with the man in this entry. A Richard Merrifield was the present proprietor c. 1773 of St Peter Lots. Nos. 1 and 2 in Dominica (285 acres), originally bought by William Buckley and Henry Byrne.
PWLB 11/50/1 Description: Sale to James Edward MERRIFIELD by William ROBINSON, John McCORRY and Christopher McCORRY Date: 1821 Mar 29; PROB 11/2014/205; John Byres, References to the Plan of the Island of Dominica, as surveyed from the year 1765 to 1773 (1777) p. 28.
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1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
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1787 - 8th Apr 1844
Yorkshire landowner.
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:
'James Edward Merrifield', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].
