15th Aug 1836 | 39 Enslaved | £923 10s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/860: claim from the executors and devisees in trust under the will of Adam Smith esq. (will proved 04/09/1815; Adam Smith, of Marylebone - see PROB 11/1573). Claim in the name of William Shand, by Jas. McWilliam (his attorney), as acting trustee under the same will. Wm. Shand denied the right of James McWilliam to receive the amount awarded; he admitted the counterclaim of the Smiths.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Bossue estate registered to A. McWilliam.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Bossue estate registered to Adam Smith.
T71/1190: shows William Smith as of Shedlaw in the county of Northumberland, and Thomas Smith as of Buckton in County Durham. Both were farmers and two of the nephews and devisees in trust and executors named in the will of Adam Smith.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
456
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Estate
Bossue
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 456 (Bossue)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14606 [accessed 18th April 2024].
