Frances Batty Shand

Frances Batty Shand (c.1815–1885) was an early charitable activist in Cardiff, Wales. Shand was born in about 1815 in Jamaica, the daughter of John Shand, a Scottish plantation owner, and an enslaved woman named Frances Brown. She was sent to live in Elgin, Scotland in 1819, probably to live with an aunt. She remained unmarried. Shand was the subject of an ITV television programme in 2013.

Frances Batty Shand

Frances Batty Shand (c.1815–1885) was an early charitable activist in Cardiff, Wales. Shand was born in about 1815 in Jamaica, the daughter of John Shand, a Scottish plantation owner, and an enslaved woman named Frances Brown. She was sent to live in Elgin, Scotland in 1819, probably to live with an aunt. She remained unmarried. Shand was the subject of an ITV television programme in 2013.