23rd May 1836 | 330 Enslaved | £6936 11s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 189.
T71/898: see Barbados claim no. 3223 for claim by Wm H. Prescod etc.
See Barbados claim no. 4306 for Wm H. Prescod, of Great Britain, and for William Hinds and John Gay Goding as trustees for remainder.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
3225
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Estate
Searles
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Collected by
Deane, R atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Beneficiary (Tenant-for-life)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'Barbados 3225 (Searles)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/4182 [accessed 25th April 2024].
