2nd Nov 1835 | 100 Enslaved | £1767 12s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 23.
The award was split: 125A - £1325 14s 2d went to Ceal & Edwards; 125B - £441 18s 1d went to Palach(e).
T71/915 p. 43: claim from Francis Ceal, as assignee, and M. Polache, as owner (both of Manchester). Edward Edwards was added as an official assignee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
125A & B
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Estate
Berry Hill
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Collected by
Ceal F and Edwards E. 'known to me John Massey'; HCohen for 125B
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 125A & B (Berry Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16417 [accessed 23rd January 2025].
