4th Dec 1837 | 153 Enslaved | £3142 0s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/857: claim by James Walker, St Ann, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from inter alios 'John Atkins, Alderman, of London', judgement creditor from October 1802 and June 1803 for £9330 9s.
T71/50 p. 772: James Walker registered 147 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
303
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Estate
Shaw Park
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Judgement creditor)
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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 Ann 303 (Shaw Park)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22009 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
