5th Oct 1835 | 4 Enslaved | £73 13s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 41.
T71/864: claim from Henry Samuel Beer, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee.
T71/1607: letter, dated 30/01/1835, from Henry S. Beer, Clifton Villa, Clifton, Bristol, asking for general information about the status of claims, 'having endeavoured in vain to obtain information in this quarter'. His letter is filed under Port Royal claim nos. 82 and 98.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
82
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Estate
Town of Port Royal
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 82 (Town of Port Royal)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22458 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
