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Henrie Anthonie Jetto
The Historian
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The historian championing this figure
Hi! My name is Sophie and I'm a PhD student at Lancaster University (near Manchester). I'm originally from Newcastle upon Tyne and my interest in Black British history came about when I started university.
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Born: 1569/70
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Died: 30 August 1627
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Time period:
There is evidence that Jetto lived in England in the Tudor/Stuart period.
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Short Bio: Henry Antonie Jetto was an African living in Worcestershire, England in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Very few records survive from this period but we have Jetto's baptism record from 3 March 1596. This shows us that he was 26 years old when he was baptised. Jetto is recorded in 1607 to be working as a gardener for Sir Henry Bromley of Holt Castle. Before dying Henrie Antonie Jetto wrote and signed his own will on 20 September 1626. This is one of very few documents written by an African at this time and is one of the first wills written by an African.