4th Apr 1836 | 166 Enslaved | £3591 11s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: claim from John Gordon, as owner. Unsuccessful counterclaim from Wm. Rae, as assignee for £4757 s 10d. Includes Rae's withdrawal, 'authorising compensation money to be paid to Messrs G W S Hibbert & Co as attorneys of claims'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
110
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Estate
Barbican
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 St Andrew 110 (Barbican)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22049 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
