12th Oct 1835 | 31 Enslaved | £597 12s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 102.
T71/881: claim from Thomas Bell, as trustee for the heirs of Ralph Ashton (deceased).
See also Dominica claim no. 224 for Henry Ashton as beneficiary.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
221
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Collected by
Ashton, Henry
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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:
'Dominica 221', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9608 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
