16th May 1836 | 340 Enslaved | £6468 18s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 306.
T71/873: claim from John Haughton James junior, of St James, as executor Sir S.H. Clarke. Counterclaim from Dame Catherine Haughton Clarke and Thomas Henry Milner, as devisees and executors of Sir Simon Clarke.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Retirement estate registered to Sir S.H. Clarke bart., 'the richest commoner in England'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
54
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Estate
Retirement
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Beneficiary deceased
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 James 54 (Retirement)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15208 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
