6th Feb 1837 | 6 Enslaved | £280 14s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 122.
T71/885: claim by Cecilia Jackson, as owner-in-fee, for her minor children: 'Awarded to Cecilia Jackson £280 14s 3d to abide the amended award of the Board when trustees are appointed'. Petition, dated 20/10/1841, of Cecilia Jackson to the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of British Guiana, praying the court to appoint guardians to her minor children. Also a statement that two of her children have atttained their majority. The award was amended to guardians and to new husbands and wives.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
780
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Estate
La bonne mere
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 780 (La bonne mere)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8983 [accessed 27th April 2024].
