23rd Jan 1836 | 220 Enslaved | £4320 13s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/860: claim from Wm. Parke (of Liverpool), as trustee and encumbrancer under an indenture of 1829, raising £1000 for the separate use of Sarah Almond (the wife of the owner Robert Almond), and subject thereto £25,000.
Includes both Hanbury and Russell Place plantations.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
355
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Estate
Hanbury
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Beneficiary
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Awardee
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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 Manchester 355 (Hanbury)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17905 [accessed 21st November 2024].
