3rd Sep 1836 | 51 Enslaved | £1114 11s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 46.
T71/866: claim from Robert Gibson, of St David, as owner-in-fee. David Gibson and Barth. Ibbott Williams acted as executors.
T71/144 p. 113: 53 enslaved persons registered by Robert Gibson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St David
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Claim No.
18
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Estate
Ayton Plantation
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Collected by
Maddan, B, of BM and JSWilliams
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Uncontested
Yes
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Deceased claimant successful (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 18 (Ayton Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21451 [accessed 25th November 2024].
