19th Oct 1835 | 192 Enslaved | £3686 1s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 70.
T71/873: claim from William Fowle, of St James, as owner-in-fee.
R.A. Barrett, The Barretts of Jamaica: The Family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Athlone, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000) p. 30: refers to William Fowle as the executor of Martin Williams (who died April 1786).
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Wilsthire estate registered to William Fowle, with 182 enslaved persons.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. 227: the authors decribe Wiltshire estate as 'another well-conducted property' (after Eden estate - see St James claim nos. 31A-F). The resident attorney is named as Fenton.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
33
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Estate
Wiltshire
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Collected by
Deffell, JH
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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 33 (Wiltshire)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16036 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
