25th Jan 1836 | 150 Enslaved | £8248 1s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 317.
T71/885: claim from Mrs C.P. Walenson (widow of E. Roell [sp?]) by her attorneys G. Prasse and J. Timmers. Counterclaim from widow Donzel, as mortgagee, by her substituted attorneys Garklich Prass and Jacobus Timmers.
T71/445 p. 345: return by G. Prass for Mrs C.P. Walenson (widow of C.E. Roell) in 1834.
T71/1252: affidavit from Amsterdam (apparently proved by the governor of Amsterdam and by the British consul there) signed by C.P. Walenson et. al., establishing power of attorney (no date).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
20
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Estate
Bestendigheid
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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 20 (Bestendigheid)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8559 [accessed 2nd February 2025].
