9th Nov 1835 | 623 Enslaved | £11009 0s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/867: original claim by Mr and Mrs Watson Taylor, St Thomas-in-the-East. Involvement of Coutts partners as trustees of the marriage settlement of George and Anna Susanna Watson Taylor.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. lxviii: critical commentary, no ownershipof the estate identified though MR WILLIS identified [as attorney or magistrate?]; 'Mr DAUGHTRY and Mr BLAKE used to hear what people say.'
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
100
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Estate
Holland Estate
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Collected by
Coulthurst, Wm
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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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'Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 100 (Holland Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24484 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
