18th Jan 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £960 0s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 50.
T71/867: awarded to William Buchan, St Thomas-in-the-East, owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
440
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Estate
Bannockburn Pen
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Collected by
Kite, Robert
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 440 (Bannockburn Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15646 [accessed 25th December 2024].
