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Hector
Place
Barbados
Epithet
enslaved man on the Turners Hall plantation
Dates
fl 1759-1781
Gender Identity
Male
Cultural Heritage
African
Biography
Hector was an enslaved man of African descent on the Turners Hall sugar plantation in Barbados, who first appears in the records on 31 December 1759. In 1759 he was recorded as head carter and by 1771 he was also head cattle keeper. In 1780 he was still head carter and head cattle keeper and was described as 'rather oldish', but 'healthy'.
Hector was born in Barbados and was purchased for the Turners Hall plantation.
Authorised Form of Name
Hector (fl 1759-1781); enslaved man on the Turners Hall plantation
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