Jamaica St Elizabeth 605 (Mount Charles)

31st Oct 1836 | 80 Enslaved | £1993 17s 1d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 302.

T71/870: claim from James Edward Burlton, as owner. Numerous counterclaims from judgement creditors, including Robt. Blemell [sp?] Pollard, a creditor on 'judgement of Oct 1833 and assignment of the compensation', for £645 18s 2d and interest from 20/03/1835. Counterclaim also by Robt. Blemell Pollard for £760 7s 4d, with the same judgement date.

The London Oratory: British History Online (from survey of London vol. 41 1983, available at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50008 [accessed 14/03/2012]): Robert Pollard bought a site of 3 1/2 acres from Alexander Barclay (a wax-chandler) for £4000 in 1819 and set up a boarding school, Blemell House. Pollard sold the site to the Congregation of the Oratory in 1852 for £16,000.


Further Information

Colony
Jamaica
Parish
St Elizabeth
Claim No.
605
Estate
Mount Charles
Contested
Yes

Associated Individuals (2)

Beneficiary (Assignee)
Awardee

Associated Estates (1)