23rd Nov 1835 | 9 Enslaved | £523 8s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 117.
T71/445 p. 207: James Beresford made his own return in 1834.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
64
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Collected by
Borradaile, W of Semple, Borradaile
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 64', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8275 [accessed 7th May 2024].
