4th Apr 1836 | 81 Enslaved | £1479 11s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from Samuel Spence, of Westmoreland, in right of his wife.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
515
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Estate
Hopewell
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Collected by
Jamieson, David of DMarnie & DJ
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Westmoreland 515 (Hopewell)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22171 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
