12th Oct 1835 | 84 Enslaved | £1827 11s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/867: awarded to William Collins Codrington, St Thomas-in-the-East, owner-in-fee.
T71/150 p. 120: enslaved persons registered by Codrington as owner in 1832.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. 304: Happy Grove arrowroot plantation, the property of George Codrington. Ibid. p lxvii: mild complaints about taskwork in arrowroot production.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
84
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Estate
Happy Grove
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Collected by
Mackie, John of JM and HGWilliams
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 84 (Happy Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13030 [accessed 26th April 2024].
