???? - 1762
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, reportedly dying at sea c. 1762. Inherited salt River estate in Westmoreland (along with three of his sons and another relative) from his uncle William Dorrill.
Christopher Senior was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 4036 acres of land in Westmoreland.
Christophe Senior of Westmoreland, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1764. Slave-ownership at probate: 407 of whom 199 were listed as male and 208 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢27,626.57 Jamaican currency of which 拢23,760 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢0 currency debts and 拢73.50 currency plate.
http://www.archerfamily.org.uk/family/senior.htm [accessed 06/06/2017].
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at .
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
Spouse
Deborah Yeeles
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Children
Gilbert, William Dorrill, Thomas Keith Yeeles, 3 other sons, 3 daughters
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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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1780 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Previous owner
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1754 [SY] - 1762 [EY] → Joint owner
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Nephew → Uncle
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Father → Son
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Uncle → Nephew
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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