1st Feb 1836 | 202 Enslaved | £3708 9s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 50.
T71/867: awarded to Thomas Gordon and John Hall, Great Britain, owners-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanacs (1833 and 1838) show Hall Head owned by 'Gordon & Hall'.
T71/150 p. 207: enslaved persons registered by James Mathew Whyte as attorney in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
511
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Estate
? [None shown in T71/867] Hall Head
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Collected by
Jegon, Wm of Rutherford & J.
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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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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 511 (? [None shown in T71/867] Hall Head)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12054 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
