28th Jul 1836 | 100 Enslaved | £1967 9s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: initial claim by Francis Gordon and John Gordon, joint owners. Counterclaim from Sir John Gordon, Bart., mortgagee £4700 4s 7d, withdrawn.
T71/32 p. 63: 105 enslaved persons registered by EC as atty for Sir John Gordon Bart in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): owned by Sir John Gordon Bart.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): owned by the estate of Francis Gordon.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
226
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Estate
Golden River
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 226 (Golden River)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20407 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
