23rd Nov 1835 | 1 Enslaved | £29 3s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 14.
T71/1608: petition from Wm Howat, Dumfries, Scotland, dated 21/09/1835 [too late for a counterclaim?] as creditor of Mrs McCaw of the Parish of St Anns for £141 12s 4d and T. Johnston, Manchester for £208 11s 3d.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
223
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Uncontested
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 Ann 223', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18356 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
