18th Dec 1837 | 2 Enslaved | £20 9s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
Same counterclaims for St Kitts claim nos. 625-629 as under St Kitts claim no. 623 - i.e. from David Albemarle Bertie Dewar, as sole suriving trustee of the marriage settlement of the late Thos Maitland and Jane (his wife).
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
629
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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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:
'St Kitts 629', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25476 [accessed 26th November 2024].
