22nd Feb 1836 | 12 Enslaved | £610 8s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 124.
T71/885: claim by Colin Simson, James Fraser and Andrew Jackson, as guardians of the minors Fraser. 23/10/1837: 'Order of Colonial court to pay the compensation due to claim 995 to CSParker, HRSandbach, James Parker and Edmund [sic] Whitaker'. Subsequent amendment to Edward Whitaker.
Colin Simson is possibly Simpson? See British Guiana claims nos. 2349 and 2520.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
995
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Estate
Sans Souci
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Collected by
Whitaker, Edward of PTA Whitaker
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Guardian)
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Awardee (Guardian)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 995 (Sans Souci)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8208 [accessed 26th December 2024].
