15th Feb 1836 | 185 Enslaved | £3278 5s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: almost illegible description of the 3 claimants as trustees of Renfrewshire, Scotland. The three were almost certainly trustees of William Cunninghame [q.v.] or Cuninghame of Craigends Renfrewshire.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Grandvale or Grand Vale estate was owned by Wm. Cunningham [sic]. Alexander Pearson was a writer in Edinburgh (Scotland). James Stirling was possibly one of the sons in William Stirling & Sons, a family dyeing business based in Glasgow.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
Westmoreland
|
|
Claim No.
453
|
|
Estate
Grandvale Estate
|
|
Collected by
Milne, AG of Stirling, Ewing, Milne
|
|
Beneficiary (Owner-in-fee)
|
|
Awardee (Trustee)
|
|
Awardee (Trustee)
|
|
Awardee (Trustee)
|
1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Westmoreland 453 (Grandvale Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14446 [accessed 14th November 2024].
