14th Mar 1836 | 49 Enslaved | £908 2s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 4.
T71/582: awarded to George William Hamilton, St Catherine, trustee of Judith Gutteres. Amended as St Thomas-in-the-Vale claim no. 23 to add other two claimants. See St Catherine claim no. 575 for Fuller as an absentee, which also shows John Hasler as signing for compensation.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Catherine
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Claim No.
562
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Estate
Wellens Pen
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Catherine 562 (Wellens Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14412 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
