2nd Nov 1835 | 31 Enslaved | £723 4s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 23.
T71/915 p. 52: shows George Dempster, of Manchester, as 'Acting Executor and trustee under the will of Frs. Glasse', in Manchester claim no. 464 (Java estate).
T71/915 p. 58: claim from George Dempster, of Manchester, as owner of May Day estate.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
130
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Estate
May Day
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Collected by
Morrice, W.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Manchester 130 (May Day)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16383 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
