23rd Nov 1840 | 10 Enslaved | £228 5s 11d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/857: claim by Tho Ashmeade, guardian to his children. Will of Maurice Fitzgerald produced, 'devise of three negro women and their issue to the 3 children of Thomas Ashmeade for ever'. Mary Chippendale was grandaughter of Tho Ashmeade, daughter of his daughter Frances. John Thomas Steer was guardian to Ann Eubank [sic] Johnson, a minor and also a granddaughter of Tho Ashmeade, daughter of his daughter's Susan's first marriage.
T71/1606: letter from Geo Geddes dated 04/07/1839 asking if, as the oldest child is now of age, if she is awarded her compensation directly then the remainder falls below £200, so can John Thomas Steer be awarded the compensation without trustees?
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
56
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Estate
Charlton Kings
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Unsuccessful claimant (Guardian)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Guardian)
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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 56 (Charlton Kings)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18804 [accessed 20th April 2024].
