10th May 1839 | 190 Enslaved | £3319 1s 6d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/868: claim from R. Heming, as receiver.
Jamaica Almanac (1826 & 1833): Castle Comfort estate registered to Bryan West Orr (resident in the 1820s).
T71/1201: counterclaims from e.g. James Simpson, of Springfield Lodge.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
2
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Estate
Castle Comfort Estate
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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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 Portland 2 (Castle Comfort Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12278 [accessed 21st November 2024].
