15th Feb 1836 | 5 Enslaved | £72 11s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 108.
T71/882: Hester Smith was assignee of Elizabeth Branch, claimant.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
255
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Estate
Parish of St Paul's Charlestown
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'Nevis 255 (Parish of St Paul's Charlestown)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25222 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
