11th Jan 1836 | 18 Enslaved | £337 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 23.
T71/860: claim by Elizabeth Brooks, an absentee, as tenant in tail. A notes states: 'Will of Geo Brooks by which Eliz Brooks is tenant during widowhood'; 'Letter received from Messrs Meredith & Reeve giving notice of the death of all the executors appointed by the will of the late John [sic] Brooks'; 'Award amended and altered from Eliz Brooks to Thomas James and William Morrice'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
82
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1787 - 8th Apr 1844
Yorkshire landowner.
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 Manchester 82', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12410 [accessed 25th November 2024].
