30th Jan 1836 | 43 Enslaved | £820 13s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/857: original claimant was Mary Banks McCaw, St Ann, owner. Rowland & Samuel Mitchell were judgement creditors from October 1829 for £343 1s 10d. The Mitchells withdrew and then reinstated the counterclaim just before it was awarded to them.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
225
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Estate
Mosley Hall
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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 Ann 225 (Mosley Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20459 [accessed 14th December 2024].
