11th Jul 1836 | 163 Enslaved | £3222 19s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 305.
T71/872: claim by Anthony Davis, of St Catherine, on behalf of Alexander Stewart and Isaac Westmorland (the mortgagees), the said Anthony Davis being owner in fee and survivor of Benjamin Capon. Counterclaims from Benjamin Capon, as devisee, and Mary Capon, in respect of dower. Alexander Stewart and Isaac Westmorland then counterclaimed as mortgagees, but later withdrew their counterclaim (as did the Capons).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
456
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Estate
Saxham Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Legatee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Hanover 456 (Saxham Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12761 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
