15th Feb 1836 | 84 Enslaved | £1420 9s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 107.
T71/882: awarded to Jane Forbes of Bath, England, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by Charles Pinney of Bristol, charge under the will of George Clarke Forbes for the benefit of his creditors £732 16s 0d.
T71/1609: letter dated 24/10/1835 from Stenhouse and Gaitskell, 21 Stamford Street, stating the counterclaim of Chas Pinney has been promised to be withdrawn, 'he having no interest whatever in the property.'
Slaves in the Colonies, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) p. 28: G.C. Forbes was Solictior General, registered 97 enslaved persons 'all employed in cultivating an estate' in 1826.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
19
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Estate
Bush Hill
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Collected by
Gaitskill, W Stenhouse (?)
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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:
'Nevis 19 (Bush Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25036 [accessed 24th November 2024].
