4th Apr 1836 | 77 Enslaved | £1992 16s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/915 p. 3: claim from Alexander Anderson, of St Andrews, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaims from B.I. Williams, for £2634 8s 0d as judgement creditor; and from George Ross, for £256 18s 9d as judgement creditor. Letter, dated 16/01/1836, from Alexander Anderson: 'pray that George Ross and B. I. Williams may be allowed to withdraw their counterclaims'. They did so by letters of the same date.
T71/137 p. 11: enslaved persons registered by Alexander Anderson in 1832.
See also Kingston claim no. 1588.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
544
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Estate
Rock Hall
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Andrew 544 (Rock Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22063 [accessed 29th April 2024].
