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Entry TypePerson
SurnameHopkinson
ForenamesJoanna
Epithetfree woman
Datesfl. 1811
Gender IdentityFemale
Cultural Heritagepossibly of African heritage
BiographyJoanna 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 InformationAt 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 NameHopkinson; Joanna (fl. 1811); free woman

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