West India merchant (Colonial - Caribbean)
William Kent Thomas claimed for the compensation for the enslaved people on York Pen in Westmoreland as 'surviving partner' of Purrier & Thomas, consistent with the death of John Vincent Purrier senior in 1833
T71/1211 Westmoreland no. 686.
No firm notes
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.
