16th May 1836 | 97 Enslaved | £1952 4s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 307.
T71/874: claim from John Griffith, of Trelawney, as acting trustee of John Graham. Counterclaim from Sophia Graham, as an annuitant under the will of John Graham for £200 per annum and £800 arrears.
Jamaica Almanac (1832 & 1833): includes the heirs of John Graham.
T71/1608: letter, dated 24/09/1835, from E.F. Green, which identifies the owners of this claim and others in the parishes of Manchester and St Elizabeth as 'resident in Great Britain but unable to attend, with the exception of Durham which in a great measure belongs to myself'. Classed by E.F. Green.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawney
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Claim No.
699
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Estate
Durham
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 Trelawney 699 (Durham)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15212 [accessed 18th April 2024].
