3rd Oct 1836 | 79 Enslaved | £1709 0s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 41.
T71/864: claim from T. & M.A. Howey and M. & S.B. Marshall, all absentees, as owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanacs (1831 & 1833): estate registered to John Gilroy Berwick, with 79 enslaved persons.
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Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
42
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Estate
Berwick
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Port Royal 42 (Berwick)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21405 [accessed 18th May 2024].
