14th Mar 1836 | 30 Enslaved | £626 2s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/860: claim by Robert Davies, as 'Administrator of Christian Johnston Williams and Attorney of James Scarlett, the real owner'.
T71/1190: counterclaim by Henry Lamotte, of 51 Brompton Sq., Brompton (London), who withdrew once the claim (a judgement for £814 5s 3d) was arranged to his satisfaction.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
398
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Estate
Spring Grove
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Manchester 398 (Spring Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14399 [accessed 14th November 2024].
