26th Oct 1835 | 133 Enslaved | £2566 15s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 14.
T71/857: claim by Solomon Mendes Da Silva, England, owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
157
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Estate
Rio Ho (sp?) Pen
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Collected by
Da Silva, S.M.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 157 (Rio Ho (sp?) Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18665 [accessed 28th December 2024].
