29th Feb 1836 | 120 Enslaved | £2162 8s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 136.
T71/888: counterclaim by the Daniels versus the Sempers.
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Colony
Montserrat
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Claim No.
221
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Estate
Hermitage Estate
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Collected by
Daniel, Jno of T&JD
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Executor or executrix)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Montserrat 221 (Hermitage Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24983 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
