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Joseph Adolphus was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 1048 acres of land in St John.
Joseph Adolphus of St Catherine, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1762. Slave-ownership at probate: 16 of whom 6 were listed as male and 10 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢985.66 Jamaican currency of which 拢415 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢453.1 currency debts and 拢13 currency plate.
A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Occupation
Planter
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'Joseph Adolphus', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
