22nd Jan 1836 | 35 Enslaved | £620 19s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 10.
T71/856: initial claim by Thomas Legal Yates and James Cockburn, Kingston.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) shows this estate owned by Thomas Legal Yatets, together with Lunna estate with 108 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
102
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Estate
Paisley
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Collected by
Davidson, Wm.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Mary 102 (Paisley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18013 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
