25th Jan 1836 | 98 Enslaved | £2236 10s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 69.
T71/915 p. 22: original claim from John Blyth, of Hanover, as owner.
T71/872: carries no explanation of award.
T71/1212: shows Elizabeth Virgo Dunn as of Montague Place, Middlesex, a widow (according to her counterclaim of 27/08/1835).
T71/198 p. 49: John Blyth registered 100 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Tweedside estate registered to John Blyth, with 90 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Tweedside estate registered to John Blyth, with 100 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1833 & 1838): Kendal estate, in Hanover, registered to Hugh Munro.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
458
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Estate
Kendal [and Tweedside]
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Collected by
Seton, A. of AColvile & AS
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 Hanover 458 (Kendal [and Tweedside])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19163 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
