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Entry Type	Person
Forenames	Abraham
Place	Barbados
Epithet	enslaved carpenter on the Turners Hall plantation
Dates	fl 1759-1781
Gender Identity	Male
Cultural Heritage	African
Biography	Abraham was an enslaved African on the Turners Hall sugar plantation in Barbados, who first appears in the records on 31 December 1759. In 1759 and 1771 he was recorded as a carpenter and would have been responsible for repairs to buildings, carts, etc. In 1780 he was described as 'old' and 'carpenter but does little'. He was born in Africa and bought by the Turners Hall plantation.
Place of Birth	Africa
Authorised Form of Name	Abraham (fl 1759-1781); enslaved carpenter on the Turners Hall plantation

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