11th Jan 1836 | 29 Enslaved | £609 18s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 16.
T71/857: claim by William Stephen Harker, St Ann, owner-in-fee.
T71/49 p. 343: William Stephen Harker registered enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
453
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Estate
Burdett Lodge and St Ann's Bay
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Collected by
Harker, W.S.
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 Ann 453 (Burdett Lodge and St Ann's Bay)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12492 [accessed 16th April 2024].
