7th Nov 1836 | 20 Enslaved | £398 2s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 325.
T71/1306: counterclaims inter alios include: 'A Letter from James Greaves Blackhurst of Haslingden, Lancashire. requesting leave to file a claim for one-third as eldest son of James Greaves Blackhurst', 'who married Margaret Hope Adamson'.
CO 28/116: letter to Lord Glenelg from Jas Blackhurst, of Haslingden near Manchester, setting out Jas Blackhurst's claim to 1/3rd of the compensation, and stating that 'my Relation' George F. Benshin, late of the island, has removed his family to this kingdom, and that James Greaves Blackhurst is concerned about losing out as the claimant to only 1/3rd.
T71/1593 p. 52: letter, dated 11/01/1836, to J.G. Blackhurst, of Haslingden (Lancashire), acknowledging receipt of the counterclaim on this claim.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
793
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 793', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/5744 [accessed 25th April 2024].
