16th Nov 1835 | 61 Enslaved | £1169 1s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 76.
T71/874: claim from Elizabeth Dunn, of Trelawny, as owner-in-fee.
T71/241: Elizabeth Dunn registered one enslaved person in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1832): Chester estate registered to Dunn & Kenyon, with 170 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Chester estate registered to Dunn & Kenyon, with 174 enslaved persons.
Dunn of Dunn & Kenyon is likely to be James Virgo Dunn (to whom Elizabeth Dunn was devisee). See also Trelawny claim nos. 192 & 193.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
195
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Estate
Chester Estate
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Collected by
Hawthorn, R of RH and GShedden
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Uncontested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 Trelawny 195 (Chester Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15181 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
