23rd Dec 1835 | 240 Enslaved | £4595 15s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from John Watson, of St James, as owner.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Bellfield estate registered to John Innes Crawford (another Bellfield estate is owned by James Cunningham under a separate claim).
Jamaica Almanac (1831 & 1833): also shows Bellfield estate registered to John Innes Crawford, with 256 enslaved persons (and also James Cunningham at the other Bellfield estate).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
399
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Estate
Bellfield
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Collected by
Watson, John ktm David Lyon
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 James 399 (Bellfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18898 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
