28th Dec 1836 | 136 Enslaved | £2185 1s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: claim by Rev. Wm. Woodley Parson of Brandon, Suffolk, and George Webbe Parson, as mortgagees in possession (they also counterclaimed with other Parson family members in St Kitts and England). John Frederick Pinney was mortgagee.
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
751
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Estate
Not given, but Parsons
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee-in-possession)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee-in-possession)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 751 (Not given, but Parsons)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25845 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
