30th Nov 1835 | 143 Enslaved | £7888 14s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim by Hermanus Volkman, Abraham van Ketwick and Albert Voombergh. Abraham van Ketwick died; Albert Voombergh alone was entitled to the compensation.
T71/1252: shows Albert Voombergh as the son of Dirk van Voombergh, a merchant of Amsterdam.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
514
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Estate
Pln Zorg and Hoop
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Collected by
Guitard, AJ
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 514 (Pln Zorg and Hoop)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8727 [accessed 20th September 2024].
