10th Dec 1838 | 12 Enslaved | £195 1s 10d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/854: the award was split - £93 7s 4d went to John Howel (for 5 enslaved persons); £101 14s 6d went to Grace Halhead (for 7 enslaved persons). John Howel claimed as guardian; Grace Halhead counterclaimed as 'trustee under marrige settlement dated 4 January 26 for the benefit of claimant's wife Mary Howell and her children'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
282
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Estate
Paradise
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Guardian)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 John 282 (Paradise)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12263 [accessed 25th November 2024].
