28th Sep 1835 | 10 Enslaved | £187 16s 0.75d
Parliamentary Papers p. 6.
T71/854: claim from Rev. James Dawson, Rector of St John .
See apologia in ‘Slaves in the colonies’, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) for his ownership.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
23
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 John 23', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20693 [accessed 29th November 2024].
