???? - 1795
Father of William Rhodes James IV (q.v.) and Herbert Jarrett James (q.v). He predeceased his own father William Rhodes James II (who d. 1807).
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Children
William Rhodes IV; Herbert Jarrett
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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:
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1787 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Joint owner
Given as William Rhodes James jun. |
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1795 [EA] - 1795 [LA] → Previous owner
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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Son → Father
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'William Rhodes James III', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650327
[accessed 4th April 2026].
