23rd Dec 1835 | 59 Enslaved | £384 5s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
Problem with the number of enslaved persons and compensation amount.
This group of enslaved people are most likely those on both Clayton Hall and Summer Hill estates.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
365
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 James 365', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18878 [accessed 24th April 2024].
