Ann Barrass, born 1816 in Jamaica

[jmsstks]

More crucially, the question is how did Ann (born in Jamaica) obtain this surname?
1) Was it the surname or her biological father? If so how did they get there/what were they doing in Jamaica?
2) Was it a surname assigned based on the surname of a slave owner(although no Barras(s)'s come up in the UCL Legacies of Slavery database, nor have I [yet] found any links of a Barras(s) to Jamaica)?
3) Was is simply her adopted name when she was brought back to Britain?

As far as I'm aware, the only link to her being a Barras(s) is this marriage certificate, so for all we know, she may have taken a different name up to this point

Is there a way to discuss this more off the forum? Are you on Ancestry 'ElizabethHerts'?