16th Nov 1835 | 194 Enslaved | £5024 8s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 99.
T71/880: claim from Robert Houston, as owner-in-fee.
See also Grenada claim no. 564 for Robert Houston as a Scottish absentee. 'Robert Alexander Houston', of Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland, reportedly bought Belmont from the estate of John Aitcheson in c. 1780s.
T71/330 pp. 30-6: enslaved persons were registered in 1834 by Wm. Houstoun, as the attorney of Col. Robert Houstoun.
See also the Baillie versus Houston Chancery cases.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
702
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Estate
Belmont Estate
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Collected by
Coutlhard, Wm of Sir CTrotter etc
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Other association
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Grenada 702 (Belmont Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10453 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
