28th Nov 1836 | 256 Enslaved | £4308 19s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: H. D. Baillie, J. E Baillie and G. H Ames took £1263 19s 7d from this claim. Claim by Walter Williamson, owner. Counterclaim from William Magnus Henderson, of Chester, England, as cestui que trust.
William Magnus [appears as Magnes] Henderson was an ordnance keeper (see T71/1609: letters, dated 20/04/1834 and 11/08/1834, setting out the background to his claim).
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
644
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Estate
Wingfield Manor
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 644 (Wingfield Manor)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25841 [accessed 21st November 2024].
