26th Oct 1835 | 222 Enslaved | £3723 15s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 11.
Award split: £2068 15s 3d to R. Stewart; £1241 5s 1d to J. Stewart; £413 15s 1d to the 4 Twells and Headlams. Also note says part paid into court (no separate number of enslaved persons or compensation money shown but see also St Mary claim no. 135D).
T71/856: claim by Robert Stewart as owner; nothing on James Stewart; Twells and Headlams appear to be trustees of 'Mrs Spooner' [the daughter of Hon James Stewart]. £413 15s 1d paid into court.
Jamaica Almanac (1824): estate owned by the Hon. James Stewart; 1833 owned by the heirs of James Stewart.
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Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
135
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Estate
Islington Estate
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Collected by
Pearce, Henry (A); Simpson, Jas (B); RevJTwells (C)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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 Mary 135 (Islington Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19698 [accessed 24th November 2024].
