12th Oct 1835 | 215 Enslaved | £4104 13s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/867: claim by James Johnson, Portland, attorney to Edmund Bryan.
T71/150 p. 68: Wm Lambie registered enslaved persons for Edmund Bryan [misindexed as Edward Bryan].
Jamaica Almanac (1832): estate owned by William Bryan.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
30
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Estate
Reach Estate
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Collected by
Bryan, Edmund
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 30 (Reach Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11913 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
