27th Jun 1836 | 15 Enslaved | £330 3s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321. T71/891: claim by Mary Sutherland, town of Milford, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Catherine Crooks of Clogher in the Co. of Tyrone, Ireland, as devisee under will of her mother; counterclaim by Robert Mitchell, Escheator of His Majesty, Tobago, 'as Escheator but for the benefit of Catherine Crooks the bastard'.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
269
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 269', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28032 [accessed 15th November 2024].
