18th Jan 1836 | 114 Enslaved | £6177 13s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 132.
T71/887: claim from George James Clifton, 'for self and the heirs of his late Father owners in fee by Alex. Macrae'. 'Awarded to George James Clifton the executor of his father and brother and assignee of his sister and her husband of the compensation due to them, and proof of there being no other children'.
T71/432 p. 1545: enslaved persons were registered by H.J. Roberts, as joint proprietor with J.H. Roberts, in 1832.
The sister and her husband referred to in the claim are Renee Guichard Clifton and her husband Claud Neilson, of Hon. Wm. Fraser, Alexander & Neilson.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2325
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Estate
Concordia
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Collected by
Clifton, George James
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 2325 (Concordia)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7540 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
