1st Feb 1836 | 47 Enslaved | £876 8s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 45.
T71/865: claim by Maria Countess Dowager of Carhampton, England, as tenant for life. Awarded 'to Trustees'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
514
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Estate
Swallowfield Estate
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Collected by
Gowland, J.; Wickens, JS and Kinderley, GH
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Beneficiary
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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 514 (Swallowfield Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11792 [accessed 26th November 2024].
