30th Oct 1837 | 43 Enslaved | £706 3s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 298.
T71/866: claim from David Lamont, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim inter alios from Thomas Legal Yates, through Barnaby Maddan. The remainder of the award (£273 7s 3d) went to David Lamont on 05/03/1838.
T71/1607: letters, dated 26/07/1838 and 12/12/1835, re. Lamont's property, for unnamed counterclaims or for William Williams.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St David
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Claim No.
86 (part)
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Estate
Birness
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 David 86 (part) (Birness)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20653 [accessed 9th December 2024].
