21st May 1838 | 9 Enslaved | £221 8s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/871: claim by Mary Hemmings, as tenant for life. Counterclaim from Hon. Joseph Stone Williams, as heir at law to Eliz. Lewis Williams, subject to the estate for life of the claimant, under indre dated 30/04/1791. Andrew Colvile and James Frank were possibly trustees?
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
596
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Estate
Golden Spring
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Westmoreland 596 (Golden Spring)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18008 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
