22nd Feb 1836 | 206 Enslaved | £5933 0s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 155.
T71/892: claim by Warner Ottley 'for himself and for T.A. Curtis and J.H. Forbes trustees under the will of James Wilson deceased.' Reserve for 8 enslaved persons set up, statement filed 21/11/1838 to obtain the award for the reserve, enclosing documents including 'copies of the proceeding in court of St Vincent on the part of Abba and Kitty Brown v the executors of James Wilson to obtain their freedom'. Award made to Warner Ottley et al on 22/04/1839 for an additional £212 5s 2d.
T71/500 p 128: enslaved persons registered to James Wilson deceased by John McFee in 1834.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
568
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Estate
Cane Grove
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Collected by
Curtis, TA one of the Proprs
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Uncontested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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:
'St Vincent 568 (Cane Grove)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25762 [accessed 30th November 2024].
