15th Feb 1836 | 4 Enslaved | £68 7s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 4.
T71/1593 p. 29: letter dated 22/12/1835 to Andrew Usher of Edinburgh re this claim and St Catherine claim no. 612.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Catherine
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Claim No.
613
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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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 613', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14687 [accessed 28th November 2024].
