28th Mar 1836 | 42 Enslaved | £922 10s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: awarded to Mary Edwards, St Thomas-in-the-Vale, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from A.H. Beaumont, judgement creditor for £23 11s 10d with interest at 6% from 14th July 1834 (withdrawn).
T71/32 p. 3: enslaved persons registered by John Aris, agent of Mary Edwards,, in 1832.
Jamaica Almanacs (1826 and 1833): Retirement estate owned by Mary Edwards.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
119
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Estate
Retirement
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 St Thomas-in-the-Vale 119 (Retirement)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19986 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
