21st Mar 1836 | 165 Enslaved | £3168 12s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from Rev. Walter Stevenson Halliday, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee. Although categorised as uncontested, there were counterclaims from Catherine Mathison, Royal Mint London, as annuitant.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): estate registered to Simon Halday [sic], with 178 enslaved persons.
T71/223: enslaved persons were registered by Wm. Reeves, as attorney to the heirs of Simon Halliday in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
394
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Estate
Castle Weemyss (sic)
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Collected by
Hilliard, N.S.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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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 James 394 (Castle Weemyss (sic))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17980 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
