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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Hopkinson
Forenames	Joanna
Epithet	free woman
Dates	fl. 1811
Gender Identity	Female
Cultural Heritage	possibly of African heritage
Biography	Joanna Hopkinson received payments under the will of William Heathcote of the colony of Demerary, planter. The will described her as 'a free coloured woman'
Other Information	At the time Joanna was described was a 'free woman', although the British Empire had abolished its transatlantic trade in human beings (1807), individuals particularly of African heritage continued to be enslaved on plantations in the West Indies and elsewhere.
Authorised Form of Name	Hopkinson; Joanna (fl. 1811); free woman

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