2nd May 1836 | 101 Enslaved | £1901 17s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 25.
T71/915 p. 44: claim from William Davy, of Manchester, as 'owner in behalf of wife'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
360
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Estate
Bellefield
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Collected by
Stewart, A. of Stewart & Westmoreland
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Manchester 360 (Bellefield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16652 [accessed 17th May 2024].
