13th Jun 1836 | 121 Enslaved | £2518 15s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321. T71/891: claim by Crawford Davison as owner, and Duncan McKellar as trustee of the legal estate of the said Crawford Davison. Claim also from Eliza Desvignes, owner under the will of the late Chas Desvignes. Counterclaim by Crawford Davison 'for unpaid purchase money amounting to £10,000.'
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
76
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Estate
Hermitage Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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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:
'Tobago 76 (Hermitage Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27699 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
