12th Oct 1835 | 6 Enslaved | £138 9s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 53.
Times 07/08/1869 p. 4: Luke Thomas Crossley died in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) in April 1867. Reference to a Chancery suit of Crossley vs. Dorning.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
41
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 George 41', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12973 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
