19th Oct 1835 | 43 Enslaved | £720 2s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 71.
T71/873: claim from Susan(na) Lawrence Petgrave, of St James, as owner-in-fee.
B.W. Higman, Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) p. 257: refers to Mrs Petgrave as a 'long term occupant', who leased Richmond Hill from the Montpelier estate of Lord Seaford, in arrears 1843.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
15
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Estate
Richmond Hill
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Collected by
Hawthorn, Robt.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1801 - 25th Nov 1880
English clergyman, resident in Jamaica from 1827 but returning to England with his Jamaican-born wife and children six years later.
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 James 15 (Richmond Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16025 [accessed 26th December 2024].
