24th Apr 1837 | 35 Enslaved | £815 4s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
Award split: £192 14s 4d to Fergus; £582 2s 8d to Mitchel; £40 7s 4d to Hamilton.
T71/857: Rebecca Fergus, St Ann, judgement creditor; Hector Mitchel, Kingston, executor of John Biggin [or Biggar? See Kingston claim no. 1725 etc]; George William Hamilton, St Catherine, trustee of Robt Grier Hamilton.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
149
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Estate
Grierfield
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 149 (Grierfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19082 [accessed 24th November 2024].
