18th Jul 1836 | 162 Enslaved | £8748 19s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 318.
T71/885: shows British Guiana claim nos. 662 & 663 together. Claim by the heirs of Milliken Craig and John Craig. Counterclaim by J.J. Bysterus Heemskerk, as 1st mortgagee; and by Rear Adm. Charles Adam, apparently in his own right, for the enslaved persons under British Guiana no. 662 (lien £5209 13s 9d) and as executor of Francis James Adam (lien £42,191 2s 8d) for the enslaved persons under British Guiana no. 663. Peter Rose was the attorney for Sir Charles Adam.
T71/430 p. 760: Michael McTurk registered 282 enslaved persons on Nismes estate for Michael McTurk and A. McRae, (as attorneys?) in 1832.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
662
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Estate
Nismes
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased (Heir-at-law)
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Beneficiary deceased
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 662 (Nismes)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7746 [accessed 21st November 2024].
