Edward Thomas (179?-1853) was a planter who owned
Greens Estate Greens Estate was a plantation in Saint George, Barbados. It was owned by Edward Thomas, who claimed £2,295 7s 5d from the British Government in "compensation" following the emancipation of 108 enslaved Africans.
By the late nineteenth century t ...
,
Saint George, Barbados
The parish of Saint George ("St. George") is located in the interior of Barbados. It is one of two land-locked parishes, the other being Saint Thomas to the north. A prominent landmark in the parish is Gun Hill Signal Station – one of the few ...
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He also was the attorney for the absentee landlords of over twenty estates and sometimes functioned as manager.
He was attorney and manager for
Bailey's Plantation,
Saint Philip, Barbados
Saint Philip is a parish of Barbados at the easternmost end of the island. Saint Philip’s Parish Church was built as the Anglican parish church in 1640.
St. Philip has the largest land area of the 11 parishes of Barbados and has a relatively ...
which was the site of
Bussa
Bussa's rebellion (14–16 April 1816) was the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history. The rebellion takes its name from the African-born slave, Bussa, who led the rebellion. The rebellion, which was eventually defeated by the colonial mil ...
's revolt in 1816.
He was married to Mary Anna Thomas with whom he had six sons: John Best, Lynch, William Grasett, Reynold, Edward and Elliott.
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1853 deaths