7th Mar 1836 | 108 Enslaved | £2138 1s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 172.
T71/895: John Briggs shown as of the Parish of St Michael. Counterclaim from George Barton Irlam, of England, a merchant and surviving partner of George Irlam and John Higginson. Irlam was the assignee of a judgement and execution, dated 15/11/1834, for £1140 12s 4d.
T71/553 p. 46-8: John Briggs registered 105 enslaved persons in 1834.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
106
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Estate
Wildry [or Wilday]
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Collected by
Bright, Robert
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Assignee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 106 (Wildry [or Wilday])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/5844 [accessed 21st December 2024].
