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Thomas Mason awarded compensation for three claims in Manchester, Jamaica, as co-executor in Jamaica of Edward Owen. He appears to have been resident in Jamaica and has not been further traced to date.
T71/860: claim nos. 113, 114 and 222; he has not for example been found in the 1841 and 1851 England and Wales censuses online.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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£1,960 2s 6d
Awardee
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£2,326 4s 6d
Awardee
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£1,419 10s 7d
Awardee
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1832 [EA] - → Guardian
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
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1829 [SY] - 1839 [LA] → Executor
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Executor → Testator
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Thomas Mason', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42551 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
