16th May 1836 | 245 Enslaved | £4537 19s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
T71/856: claim by John Haughton James, St Mary, executor and trustee of Sir S. H. Clarke. Counterclaim from Dame Catherine Haughton Clarke and Tho Henry Milner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
344
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Estate
Warwick Castle Estate
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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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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 Mary 344 (Warwick Castle Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15210 [accessed 25th November 2024].
