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D239 - FitzHerbert family of Tissington - [16th-20th cent]
E - Estate records - 1380-1940
C - Caribbean Estates - 1683-1898
J - Jamaican Plantations - 1683-1878
21 - Grange Hill Plantation Records - 1771-1815
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OFFENSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE This catalogue and the archives it describes contain highly offensive and oppressive language. Some of the language has been included in the catalogue description to publicly reflect the attitudes of the time the records were written.
Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D239/M/E/18050A
Title
List of enslaved people bought, born and died entitled: "Increase and decrease of Negroes and Stock on Grange Hill Estate from 1 January to 31 December 1814"
Date
1815
Description
One side gives numbers of enslaved people who have been born, purchased or died in 1814; those who were born or died are named, and the cause of death is given. The other side gives the same information for cattle. The enslaved people named are: George, born of Contentia; Robert, born of Phoeby Thomas; Christmas born of Elizabeth Jones; John Jaques; Grange Hill; Amey; Robert Porteus; Billy Maxton; Matt; Polly and Sarah.
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Term
Slavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Oppression
Ethnic groups
Black peoples
Archivist Note
This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 1 August 2022 KM
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Name (click for further details)
George (1814-?1820); Child enslaved on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Robert (b 1814); Child enslaved on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Christmas (b 1814); Child enslaved on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Jaques; John (d 1814); Enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Amy (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Maxton; Billy (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Matt (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Polly (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Sarah (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Thomas; Phoebe (c1782-1820); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Contentia (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Grange Hill (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Jones; Elizabeth (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Porteus; Robert (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
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Type
Jamaica
Country
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