12th Oct 1835 | 45 Enslaved | £749 6s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 90.
T71/879: claim from Elizabeth Frances Tyson, as owner. The enslaved persons were in Basseterre.
T71/1031: shows Elizabeth Frances Tyson signing her own claim.
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
267
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Collected by
Claxton, W.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'St Kitts 267', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25370 [accessed 19th May 2024].
