19th Oct 1835 | 184 Enslaved | £3870 16s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 75.
T71/874: claim from James Cunningham, of Trelawny, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawny
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Claim No.
43
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Estate
Biddeford Estate
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Collected by
Cunningham, Jas known to me A(?)Chappell
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 43 (Biddeford Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16108 [accessed 31st January 2025].
