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Entry Type	Person
Forenames	Elgin
Place	Grange Hill plantation, St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey, Jamaica
Epithet	Enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Dates	fl c1740s-1777
Gender Identity	Male
Cultural Heritage	African descent
Biography	Elgin was a man of African descent who was enslaved at the Grange Hill plantation in Jamaica. Malcolm Laing bought Elgin from William Gray in 1769 and sent him to the Grange Hill. He was recorded there in 1771 and 1777; in 1771 he was working in the fields.
Authorised Form of Name	Elgin (fl c1740s-1777); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica

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