20th Nov 1837 | 34 Enslaved | £1680 4s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 323.
Award split: £500 to Bowen; £1180 4s 9d to the Widow Dutasta.
T71/1273: includes settlement in Trinidad dated 15/11/1836 between parties.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1243
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Trinidad 1243', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28716 [accessed 5th February 2025].
