8th Feb 1836 | 102 Enslaved | £1938 9s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 69.
T71/915 p. 177: claim from Richard Steele, of London, as owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1831 & 1833): Abingdon estate registered to Litt and Harrison.
Jamaica Almanac (1838): Abingdon estate registered to Richard Steel [sic].
Prior to 1831, Abingdon estate was registered by or for Hon. Robert Oliver Vassall (according to Jamaica Almanac).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
510
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Estate
Abingdon
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Collected by
Harrison, W.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Hanover 510 (Abingdon)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23814 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
