11th Jan 1836 | 300 Enslaved | £15243 14s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 131.
T71/887: claim by William Arrindell, as owner-in-fee. Awarded to George Rainy by assignment of William Arrindell.
T71/432 p. 1496: 35 enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by William Arrindell for himself and Robert Goodfellow, proprietors of 5/6ths of Zeelandia Plantation.
T71/432 p. 1503: 244 enslaved persons were registered by William Arrindell on Zeelandia Plantation in 1832, for himself and other co-proprietors (Robert Goodfellow and S.B. Cox).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2268 A and B
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Estate
Zeelandia
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Collected by
Charles Stewart Parker (A & B) of Parker, Tinne, Sandbach
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'British Guiana 2268 A and B (Zeelandia)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7160 [accessed 26th December 2024].
