5th Oct 1835 | 314 Enslaved | £6547 17s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 23.
T71/915 p. 148: claim from Robert Porter, of Manchester, as owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1840): Cocoa Walk estate registered to the executors of Robert Porter.
T71/73 p. 324: 311 enslaved persons registered by Robert Lyle, as attorney to Robert Porter, in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1826 & 1833): Cocoa Walk estate registered to Robert Lyle.
See also Manchester claim no. 460.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
64
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Estate
Cocoa Walk
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Collected by
Green, EF
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Uncontested
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 Manchester 64 (Cocoa Walk)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22384 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
