19th Oct 1835 | 241 Enslaved | £4763 5s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 75.
T71/874: claim from George Clarke, of North America, as owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
34
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Estate
Swanswick Estate
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Collected by
Hawthorne, Robert of Hawthorn & Shedden
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Trelawny 34 (Swanswick Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16104 [accessed 25th November 2024].
