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Intriguing Baptism Record
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could be he converted to Christianity and was baptised when he came or was brought to this country....only a thought
researching Matchett, McFarland, Dick, Ewing, Koehler or Kohler, Nairn and Young.
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I've seen a few like that in my searches for my one name study. The name is a "locational" one so tended to be a suitable English name for someone from abroad. Maybe he was a servant (hopefully not a slave) and his master insisted on him being baptised. Or maybe he went to religious revival meetings and was converted.
Anne
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Kyle
They were used in a different way in the UK, in ones and twos, and generally acted as servants, so we weren't seen as a slave owning nation. But of course the UK was a major trading place for slaves and wealthy white women sometimes bought a small black boy to act as their personal servant and trot around after them - much as some women today have silly dogs. These boys would often be abandoned once they grew out of their cuteness but of course some would be genuinely loved and treated well (for a slave).
OC
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Pairs of adult male Africans (of matching height and build) were popular as doormen at the homes of the very rich - they literally stood one at each side of the door, and their purpose was ornamental as well as functional.
Some wealthy ladies also had a matching pair of personal retainers/footmen, who accompanied her on foot whilst her carriage journeyed through the city. Again, their purpose was decorative and also acted as a sign of prestige/novelty/oneupmanship.
JayJanet in Yorkshire
Genealogists never die - they just swap places in the family tree
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