29th Feb 1836 | 32 Enslaved | £696 16s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 60.
T71/870: claim from William James, of St Elizabeth, as owner-in-fee.
T71/177 p. 24: William James registered 33 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
791
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Estate
Williamsfield
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Collected by
Daly, James
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 Elizabeth 791 (Williamsfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21130 [accessed 28th November 2024].
