23rd Jan 1836 | 171 Enslaved | £3442 15s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: awarded to Bryan Edwards, St Thomas-in-the-Vale, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Henry Davidson, Aeneas Barkly and William Davidson, mortgagees in fee for £5616 14s 9d. Counterclaim admitted.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
274
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Estate
Dove Hall Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 St Thomas-in-the-Vale 274 (Dove Hall Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18245 [accessed 31st December 2024].
