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Counterclaimant for the compensation for Unity Valley, on which he appears to have been remainder man for a moiety, of which his mother Emma Shean was tenant-for-life. Trustees, probably for his mother and himself, were awarded the compensation. He died late of 29 George Street Portman Square on 01/01/1860, leaving £200 in England.
National Probate Calendar 1861.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£1,433 10s 7d
Beneficiary (Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
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Nephew → Aunt
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Son → Mother
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Grandson → Grandmother
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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:
'John James Shean', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651249 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
