13th Feb 1837 | 9 Enslaved | £203 12s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299. Mary Ann Forsyth, Alexander Aikman and Robert Fairweather appear also as awardees in St Thomas-in-the-East no. 187, in which Alexander Wells Aikman was identified as the executor of James Forsyth.
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Jamaica
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St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
323
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 323', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13307 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
