30th Nov 1835 | 486 Enslaved | £25373 15s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim from James Douglas, as owner-in-fee, by his attorney Michael McTurk.
T71/431 p. 918: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by Michael McTurk. No ownership information is given.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
692
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Estate
Windsor Forest
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Collected by
Douglas, James
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 692 (Windsor Forest)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8874 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
