9th Nov 1835 | 18 Enslaved | £372 14s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 54.
T71/869: claim from Jean Caroline Delafitte, of France, as owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate of De la Fitte registered to Thomas Higson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
197
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Estate
Lovely Grove
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 George 197 (Lovely Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24479 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
