1st Feb 1836 | 84 Enslaved | £1812 5s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 44.
T71/865: claim from James Forsyth Kingston, as guardian and trustee of Eliza Forsyth. Awarded to Addison, Vaughan and Brooke with no further comment (presumably as trustees).
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Coopers Hill estate, in St Andrews, registered to George Mills until 1826.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Coopers Hill estate, in St Andrews, registered to the estate George Mills until 1833.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
331
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Estate
Cooper Hill
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Collected by
Vaughan, Petty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Jamaica St Andrew 331 (Cooper Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11782 [accessed 19th April 2024].
