26th Oct 1835 | 49 Enslaved | £856 2s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 7.
T71/854: claim from Milborough Daniel Smith, of St John, as owner.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Pleasant Hill estate registered to William Smith, with 19 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1832): Pleasant Hill estate registered to William Smith, with 80 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1839): Pleasant Hill estate registered to Mrs William Smith, with 69 apprentices.
Jamaica Almanac (1840): Pleasant Hill estate registered to Milborough Daniel Smith.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
154
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Estate
Pleasant Hill
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Collected by
Deffell, JH
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 John 154 (Pleasant Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19648 [accessed 19th April 2024].
