6th Feb 1837 | 43 Enslaved | £843 9s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 302.
T71/870: claim from Jane Foster Greaves, as owner.
T71/177 p. 523: enslaved persons registered by Jane Foster Greaves in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
986
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Estate
Islington Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 St Elizabeth 986 (Islington Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22860 [accessed 21st February 2025].
