30th Nov 1835 | 10 Enslaved | £581 8s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 119.
T71/445 p. 295: enslaved persons were registered by J. Laing, for R. Semple & Co., in 1834.
T71/1610: letter from W. & G. Borradaile, 5 Barge Yard, Bucklesbury, filing a late counterclaim (on British Guiana claim no. 134) on behalf of Messrs. Robert Semple & Co., Liverpool & Berbice.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
449
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Collected by
Borradaile, Wm
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 449', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8695 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
