26th Oct 1840 | 87 Enslaved | £1576 17s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 198.
T71/899: claim from Thomas Went as the executor of Wm. Griffith. Counterclaim from Howard Connell, of St John, for himself, John Poyer Poyer and Julia Howard Griffith, of England, for the whole of the compensation to be applied to the trusts of the will of Wm. Griffith. The award was made to Henry Thornhill and Thomas Went, upon trusts of the will of Wm. Griffith.
T71/564 p. 75: enslaved persons were registered in 1834 by Thomas Went, as the property of Wm. Griffith (deceased).
NB this claim appeared in the original database under Thomas Thornhill, although the underlying attribution to Henry Thornhill as trustee is clear.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
4683
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Estate
None given, probably Sea Park
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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 4683 (None given, probably Sea Park)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/4797 [accessed 27th December 2024].
