30th Nov 1835 | 385 Enslaved | £19295 8s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim from Thomas Porter, as owner.
The Thomas Porter who was resident in British Guiana in the 1840s was probably Thomas Porter III (c. 1814-1897), son of Thomas Porter II of the award.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
570
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Estate
Pln Paradise
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Collected by
Moore, Charles Henry
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 570 (Pln Paradise)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8011 [accessed 18th April 2024].
