30th Nov 1835 | 237 Enslaved | £4713 14s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 49.
T71/867: awarded to Joseph Brooks Yates of England as trustee of William James.
Jamaica Almanac (1811): gives ownership of estate at heirs of William James.
Jamaica Almanacs (1818-1833): William James, deceased, for Clifton Hill.
The number of slaves and taxable livestock were prepared from the "Givings-in to the Vestry" (a form of property tax return) for the year preceding the date of the Almanac. See http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/Almanacs.htm for guidance.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
278
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Estate
Clifton Hill
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Collected by
Barclay, R. of Bevan, Barclay & Tritton
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 278 (Clifton Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21893 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
