31st May 1836 | 161 Enslaved | £3187 15s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 286.
Mary Cath. Oswin and others vs W. Shand and others.
T71/854: original claim by James McWilliam and Thomas Huie, as receivers in Chancery, Miles vs Shand. Mary Cath. Oswin was the widow and executrix of Chas Oswin, a judgement creditor. Other counterclaimants include 'Curtis Robarts' [presumably the partners in Robart, Curtis]; P.J. Miles; Wm. Shand etc.
See also Clarendon claim no. 128.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
20
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Estate
Belmont
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Beneficiary deceased (Judgement creditor)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Executor or executrix)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Unsuccessful claimant (Receiver)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Receiver)
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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 St John 20 (Belmont)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21996 [accessed 10th December 2024].
