5th Oct 1835 | 209 Enslaved | £4163 19s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 41.
T71/864: claim from Robert Taylor, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee.
NDO4/3: compensation signed for by Robert Taylor Esq.
PROB 11/2247: will of Robert Taylor, of Lucky Valley, Jamaica, proved 27/02/1857.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
53
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Estate
Lucky Valley
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Collected by
Taylor, Robert known to Fred Bisley at [illeg.]
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Port Royal 53 (Lucky Valley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22442 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
