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Appears as J. Thompson in the Parliamentary Papers but identified as James Thompson of Londonderry merchant in the Register of Claims. He claimed with partial success under both Antigua nos.11A and 11B for compensation for enslaved people on Monteros in Antigua as judgement creditor.
T71/877 Antigua claim nos. 11A and 11B.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Name in compensation records
J. Thompson
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Occupation
Merchant
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£926 1s 11d
Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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£1,209 12s 8d
Awardee
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Londonderry, Co. Londonderry, Ireland
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'James Thompson', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/87 [accessed 24th December 2024].
