1st Feb 1836 | 198 Enslaved | £3591 8s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 50.
T71/867: awarded to Sir James Ferguson and Sir David Blair, Barts, Scotland, owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) shows Rozelle as Sir A. [Adam, uncle of James] Fergusson and Sir D.H. Blair, 1815 onwards owned by Sir James Ferguson and Blair.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
510
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Estate
Rozelle Estate
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Collected by
Labouchere, Jas of Williams, Deacon, Labouchere
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 510 (Rozelle Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12053 [accessed 31st December 2024].
