30th Nov 1835 | 147 Enslaved | £7660 2s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim by John Lane, as representative of the heirs of G.J. Goppy. Louisa Vere Goppy was the executrix.
T71/430 p. 534: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by John Lane, as the executor of G.J. Goppy.
RG 15/04/1815: G.J. Goppy was active up to 1815 at least, when he purchased Plantation Henry from Chas. McGarel (who secured a mortgage on it), having closed his mercantile business on 21/12/1805.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
632
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Estate
Plantn Henry
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Collected by
M'Garel, Chas atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 632 (Plantn Henry)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8047 [accessed 25th November 2024].
