George Samuel Sharp

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Biography

Slave-owner in St Ann, Jamaica.

George Samuel Sharpe had three children with Ann Rae, "free quadroon" and reputed daughter of William Rae (q.v.): William Rae Sharpe (born 1815), James Taylor Sharpe (1816) and Milborough Brown Sharpe (baptised in 1831).

Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].

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George Samuel Sharp

Son-in-law → Father-in-law

William Rae

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No marriage has been found for Sharp and Ann Rae but she is given as "Mrs Sharp" in William Rae's...

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People of Interest

Phillip Thompson

1805 - ????

Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.

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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:
'George Samuel Sharp', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/15342 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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