5th Feb 1838 | 166 Enslaved | £3177 18s 5d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/856: claim from Barnaby Maddan, St Mary, executor of William Neilson. Counterclaims, including Frances M. Neilson, annuitant for arrears prays for an investment to secure £300 per annum'. Claim set at £2857 2s 10d, Frances Maidstone Neilson awarded £2667 4s 8d, Barnaby Maddan and Nathaniel Mason £510 13s plus accumulated interest.
T71/42 p. 120: Frances Maidstone Neilson registered 14 enslaved persons as owner in 1832.
Jamaica Almanacs: Woodside listed as the property of the estate of J.W. [sic] Neilson (1833), estate of William J. Neilson (1831), William J. Neilson (1828).
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Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
457
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Estate
Woodside Plantation
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Annuitant)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Mary 457 (Woodside Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22715 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
