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Possibly Eliza McGhie grand-daughter of Elizabeth Pomeroy McGhie (nee Bruce) (q.v.) who was a beneficiary [as 'Pomeroy McGhie'] under the will of her brother James Bruce (q.v.), co-owner of the Belvidere estate on St Vincent until his death in 1815. Genealogical sources online show Elizabeth Pomeroy McGhie nee Bruce as dying c.1825.
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Name in compensation records
Elizabeth M'Ghie
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£414 2s 4d
Awardee
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Grand-daughter → Grandmother
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Tentatively inferred by LBS...
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'Elizabeth McGhie', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/27347
[accessed 4th April 2026].
