19th Oct 1835 | 98 Enslaved | £1771 7s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 75.
T71/874: claim from Chas. Gordon, of England, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
24
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Estate
Williamsfield Pen
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Collected by
Gordon, Charles known to me J.H.Bradshaw
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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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'Jamaica Trelawny 24 (Williamsfield Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16098 [accessed 31st December 2024].
