30th Nov 1835 | 194 Enslaved | £3518 4s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 52.
T71/915 p. 93: claim from Ann L. Hill, as owner-in-fee.
T71/153 p. 21: enslaved persons registered in 1823 by Andrew Watson, as attorney to Ann Launce Hill.
T71/157 p. 114: enslaved persons registered in 1832 by Wm. Lambie, as attorney to Mrs Ann Launce Hill .
Jamaica Almanac (1826 & 1833): Hermitage and Red Hassell estates registered to Ann Launce Hill.
T71/997: the claim identifies Ann Launce Hill as of England, and John Oldham as her attorney.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
258
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Estate
Hermitage Estate
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Collected by
Hill, Ann Launce
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Portland 258 (Hermitage Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21624 [accessed 19th April 2024].
