4th Apr 1836 | 14 Enslaved | £316 2s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 74.
T71/873: claim by J. H. Deffell and John Parnther, of Great Britain, 'the former being tenant and the latter tenant for life and also the father and guardian of the heirs of J. A. Parnther decd'. Rev. Sam. Edward Bernard was the surviving trustee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
759
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Estate
Salt Spring
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Beneficiary
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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 James 759 (Salt Spring)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22117 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
