17th Oct 1836 | 56 Enslaved | £996 9s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
T71/869: claim from David Gibson, of St George, as owner-in-fee.
T71/163 p. 155: David Gibson registered 56 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
217
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Estate
Wakefield Plantation
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 St George 217 (Wakefield Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14629 [accessed 17th May 2024].
