19th Oct 1835 | 185 Enslaved | £3678 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 66.
T71/915: claim from J.R. Bowen, of Hanover, as proprietor.
T71/872: counterclaim from P.J. Miles and T. Kington, as mortgagees (withdrawn).
James A. Thome and Joseph H. Kimball, Emancipation in the West Indies: A six months' tour in Antigua, Barbadoes, and Jamaica in the year 1837 (New York, American Anit-slavery Society, 1838) p. 404: letter, dated 02/10/1838, from Rev. S. Oughton, Lucea, to Joseph Sturge, reprinted in British Emancipator November 28 1838, singles out Joseph Robert Bowen for his rent demands after Emancipation.
Jamaica Almanac (1826 & 1833): estate registered to Robert Bowen.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
50
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Estate
Orchard Estate
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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 Hanover 50 (Orchard Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15995 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
