24th Apr 1837 | 193 Enslaved | £4109 2s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 327.
T71/899: counterclaims from Thomas Dayrell, of England, under various securities, for £800 currency. Counterclaim from RD, as the executor of John Higginson, under various securities, for £3153 12s 33/4d.
Kathleen Mary Butler, The Economics of Emancipation: Jamaica and Barbados 1823-1843 (Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, 1995) p. 88: shows that Eyare King received compensation for Edward Lake Hinds' Pool's estate. This is apparently sourced to the Parliamentary Papers p. 197, where it just appears as 'litigated claim'.
T71/562 p. 71: Edward Lake Hinds registered 191 enslaved persons on Lancaster in 1834.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
4488
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 4488', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/4434 [accessed 25th November 2024].
