2nd Nov 1835 | 8 Enslaved | £185 18s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 43.
T71/865: claim from Catherine Seaman, of Great Britain, as owner (Devon Pen).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
105
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 St Andrew 105', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16524 [accessed 5th February 2025].
