28th Nov 1836 | 24 Enslaved | £428 3s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
The award was split: £75 10s 11d went to Johnston; £352 12s 2d went to Duncan.
T71/1201: shows John Johnston as an absentee (of Annapolis, Halifax, Nova Scotia).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
253
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 Portland 253', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20315 [accessed 21st December 2024].
