14th Nov 1836 | 80 Enslaved | £1745 11s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 296.
T71/864: claim from Elizabeth Read [sic], as sole executrix of William Read (deceased), a mortgagee in possession.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to James Forsyth & Co..
Jamaica Almanac (1826): estate registered to Leonard Wray (deceased).
See also St David claim no. 125.
See also St Andrew claim no. 331 for James Forsyth & Co. as Kingston merchants.
T71/1195: replication of E. Read, of the City of Gloucester (Gloucestershire), the sole executrix of William Read (deceased - will dated 19/12/1834).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
25
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Estate
Pen Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Port Royal 25 (Pen Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14031 [accessed 25th November 2024].
