25th Jan 1836 | 128 Enslaved | £2576 19s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim by Mary Susannah Morris (widow of John Henry Morris), of St James, as owner-in-fee. 'Mary S Hylton assented to the award being made to her husband John Stannard Hylton'.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Kensington estate registered to J.H. Morris.
See also St James claim no. 378.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
377
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Estate
Kensington
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Collected by
Hylton, JS known to Robert Kite
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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 377 (Kensington)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19189 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
