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Heiress of the income on 拢20,000 for life under the will of her father Nicholas Garner of Nassau (q.v.), with power to leave 拢12,000 of the principal under her own will. In her will proved 02/05/1837, made in 1836 when she was of Weymouth, she said that she had received part of the 拢12,000 under an order in Chancery, and left the 'remaining' sum of 拢2666 13s 4d (it is not clear whether this was the residue of what she had received or the remainder still in Chancery) in a series of monetary legacies, including to the children of her cousins Nicholas Russell Garner and James Nicholas Garner.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Garner
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Spouse
William Hervey Hamilton
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Daughter → Father
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First Cousins
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Weymouth, Dorset, Wessex, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Ann Hamilton (née Garner)', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
