1st Feb 1836 | 108 Enslaved | £2122 7s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 306.
Sophia St John Ham. Alderson versus John Carstairs and others.
Sophia St John Ham. Alderson, a widow, claimed as legatee or appointee under the will of Lady Mary Walker. Counterclaims by e.g. Wm. Potter, of Liverpool.
T71/222: Success estate was owned in 1833 by the heirs of G.R. Hamilton. Enslaved persons registered by John Crearer, as attorney to the heirs of G.R. Hamilton, in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
669
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Estate
Success
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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 James 669 (Success)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12004 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
