18th Jan 1836 | 187 Enslaved | £4059 11s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from Jesse Curling, Charles Armstrong and William Barth, as executors and trustees of Samuel Jeffries.
Jamaica Almanac (1838): shows Samuel Jeffries as the owner of Windsor Forest.
Times 23/12/1819 p. 4: 'on the 19th inst., at his residence, Pixton house, East Grinstead, Sussex, in the 75th year of his age, Samuel Jeffries, Esq., many years a respected and esteemed inhabitant of the parish of W, IoJ'.
Times 13/06/1820 p. 1: Pickstone was auctioned off by executors.
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Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
472
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Estate
Windsor Estate
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Collected by
Armstrong, Chas. PofA
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Other association
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Westmoreland 472 (Windsor Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15740 [accessed 20th April 2024].
