1766 - 13th Sep 1825
13 September [1825]. At Bognie Westmoreland, Jamaica, in consequence of a fall from his horse, Benjamin Morrison Esq., of Bognie, in the 59th year of his age. Benjamin Morison was baptised 24/02/1766 at Marnoch Banff, the son of Benj. Morison and Isa Leslie. Eight children (6 daughters, 2 sons) of Benjamin Morison and Isa Leslie were baptised at Inverkeithny or Marnoch between 1754 and 1771.
T71/871 Westmoreland claim no. 425 .
1. Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany Vol. 96 1825 [Death notices]; Ancestry.com, Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database online].
We are grateful to Mary Evans for her help with this entry.
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1815 [EA] - 13/09/1825 [ED] → Owner
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Marnoch, Banffshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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:
'Benjamin Morrison', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634768
[accessed 4th April 2026].
