9th Nov 1835 | 92 Enslaved | £1654 13s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 52.
T71/915 p. 137: claim from John Mais, of 'Portland, Administrator of Thomas N. Kemble, mortgagee in possession'. Counterclaim by Edward Bedwell Kemble, Thomas Wm. Clagett and George Trower, as executors of Thomas Nash Kemble (withdrawn).
See also Portland claim no. 13.
T71/1201: counterclaim from Kemble etc.; Mais had taken out letters of administration in the colony for general purposes, in which he decribed himself as administrator, but was in fact merely attorney to the executors.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
177
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Estate
Hope Estate
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Collected by
Kemble, EB; G Trower; TWClagett jointly only
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Administrator)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Executor or executrix)
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Beneficiary deceased (Mortgagee-in-possession)
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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 Portland 177 (Hope Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24298 [accessed 25th November 2024].
