1811 - 1846
Son of William Rhodes James of St Elizabeth (q.v.).
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Name in compensation records
William R. James junior
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£26 12s 2d
Awardee
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Son → Father
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William Rhodes James of St Elizabeth described himself as 'senior' in his will and is known to have had a son also William Rhodes James....
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'William Rhodes James junior', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/22658
[accessed 5th April 2026].
