14th May 1836 | 215 Enslaved | £11106 3s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: claim by Alexander Ferrier, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by Alexander George Milne and the two Freshfields, as 'trustees under a marriage settlement dated 31st May 1825 and agreed between John Turing Ferrier and Adriana Jonas..paternal & maternal inheritance £27,142 17s 0d'.
T71/431 p. 1112 and p. 1106: 223 enslaved persons were registered on Vrees en Hoop estate by R.G. Butts, 'in the lawful posession of Alexander Ferrier'.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
703
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Estate
Vrees en Hoop
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 703 (Vrees en Hoop)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7509 [accessed 30th October 2024].
