18th Jan 1836 | 132 Enslaved | £2590 1s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 49.
T71/994: original claim by Turner and Forsyth as attorneys to WALTER Kennedy Lawrie.
T71/867: awarded to WALKER Kennedy Laurie, St Thomas-in-the-East, owner.
Jamaica Almanacs (1811 and 1833): ownership of WILLIAM Kennedy Laurie.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
426
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Estate
Woodhall
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Collected by
Nightingale, BJJ
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 426 (Woodhall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15633 [accessed 25th November 2024].
