27th Jun 1836 | 26 Enslaved | £1318 17s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 170.
T71/894: claim by Richard Burton Williams, of London.
A copy of a power of attorney, produced on 15/06/1836, shows that the claimant Richard Burton Williams was a 'lunatic' and his father and natural guardian had signed said power. Robert Gwilt and Edward Eyre Williams were trustees.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1910
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Collected by
Gwilt, Robt & Williams, EE
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 1910', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/29479 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
