Barrett family of Jamaica
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The Barrett family of Jamaica was a prominent British colonial planter and slave-owning dynasty that amassed great wealth and influence in Jamaica during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial planter family
ⓘ
landowning dynasty ⓘ slave‑owning family ⓘ |
| affectedBy | British abolition of slavery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitedFrom | compensation to slave owners after emancipation ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid‑19th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
British slave compensation records
ⓘ
Jamaican plantation records ⓘ genealogies of the Barrett and Moulton‑Barrett families ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
slave trading and ownership
ⓘ
sugar cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | British ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Edward Barrett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Moulton‑Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Barrett Moulton‑Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in Jamaica ⓘ |
| involvedIn | British Atlantic slave economy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amassing great wealth from enslaved labor
ⓘ
influence in local colonial government ⓘ large slave holdings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
association with Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s family background
ⓘ
surviving great houses in northern Jamaica ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jamaican plantocracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent slave‑owning dynasty in the British Caribbean
ⓘ
owning extensive sugar plantations in Jamaica ⓘ |
| ownedEstate |
Cinnamon Hill estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenwood estate NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedPropertyType |
cattle pens
ⓘ
sugar plantations ⓘ urban properties in Jamaica ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceIn | colonial Jamaica ⓘ |
| region |
St James Parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trelawny Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | plantocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
profits from sugar plantations
ⓘ
unpaid labor of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
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