27th Jun 1836 | 104 Enslaved | £2240 12s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 307.
T71/874: claim from Robert Burke, of Dublin, as owner-in-fee. Miles & Kington were mortgagees for £43848 18s 3d.
T71/243: the attorney was William Miller.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawney
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Claim No.
551
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Estate
Phoenix
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 Trelawney 551 (Phoenix)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19918 [accessed 18th April 2024].
