4th Apr 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £988 7s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/915 p. 126: claim from James McCatty, of Manchester, as executor of John Thompson (deceased).
T71/73 pp. 417-19: enslaved persons registered in 1832 by James McCatty for John Thompson's estate.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
429
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Estate
Woodside
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Manchester 429 (Woodside)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22040 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
