11th Jan 1836 | 119 Enslaved | £2461 9s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 16.
T71/857: claim by Robert Fairweather, St Mary, attorney to Susannah H. Gordon.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Susannah H. Gordon listed as owner of Dornock.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Robert H. Gordon listed as owner of Dornock.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): 'estate of Robert H. Gordon listed as owner of Dornock.
Susannah H. Gordon was the widow of Robert Home Gordon [see St Mary claim no. 150].
Times 14/6/1842 p. 7: the case of Barkley v Lord Reay. Robert H. Gordon's will had charged an estate in Jamaica with inter alia a legacy of £5000. Estate had produced £5000 pa, now only £180 pa and was loss-making last year. Consignees were not willing to make advances: the plaintiff sought receivership. Lord Reay as devisee in trust, had done all he could, one annuity still came before the legatee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
499
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Estate
Dornock Pen
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Collected by
Davidson, Wm
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Awardee
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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 Ann 499 (Dornock Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12521 [accessed 29th November 2024].
