21st May 1838 | 13 Enslaved | £241 13s 6d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/870: John McClymont received £171 2s 9d; the residue for 5 enslaved persons went to the Court of Chancery in Jamaica in Wright vs Wright.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
222
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Estate
Newfoundland
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Contested
Yes
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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 St Elizabeth 222 (Newfoundland)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18002 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
