30th Nov 1835 | 309 Enslaved | £16114 2s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 122.
T71/885: claim by Thomas Murray and J.J. Bysterus Heemskerk, as mortgagees.
T71/431 p. 1072: 335 enslaved persons were registered on Zeelught estate by Samuel Cox, apparently in his own name.
J.J. Bysterus Heemskerk was of Amsterdam.
See British Guiana claim no. 566 for Thomas Murray, of Liverpool.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
710
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Estate
Zeelught
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Collected by
Murray, Thos. prop & atty
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 710 (Zeelught)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8886 [accessed 14th January 2025].
