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Associated People (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner

William Alves

Notes

Demerara - not yet connected with either Mes Delices in the compensation records

Estate Information (1)

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1817

[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot) 52(F) 77(M)
[Name] Mes Delices

John Cameron atty of W. Alves proprietor

T71/397 M5 1668

Further Information

People of Interest

John Stewart

1789 - 14^th Mar 1860

Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.

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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Mes Delices [ British Guiana | Demerara ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/7948 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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