12th Sep 1836 | 39 Enslaved | £906 17s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: claim by Charles S. Cockburn, of St Andrew, as owner-in-fee. Isabella Cockburn is shown only as executor. Counterclaim from Thomas L. Yates and James Cockburn, as mortgagees and assignees of the claimant's right to the compensation money.
T71/137 p. 73: Charles Seymour Cockburn registered 41 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
356
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Estate
Charlemount
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Contested
Yes
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Deceased awardee
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Andrew 356 (Charlemount)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13257 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
