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Entry Type	Person
Forenames	Grange Hill
Alternative Form of Name	Grangehill
Place	Grange Hill plantation, St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey, Jamaica
Epithet	Enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Dates	d 1814
Gender Identity	Male
Cultural Heritage	African descent
Biography	Grange Hill was a man of African descent who was enslaved at the Grange Hill plantation in Jamaica. In 1771 he was recorded as a boy, working as a muleman. It is possible that he was born at Grange Hill c1755-1765 and was named after his place of birth. His death was recorded as 29 May 1814 and his cause of death 'old age'.
Authorised Form of Name	Grange Hill (d 1814); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica

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