16th Nov 1835 | 194 Enslaved | £5024 8s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 99.
T71/880: claim from Robert Houston, as owner-in-fee.
See also Grenada claim no. 564 for Robert Houston as a Scottish absentee. 'Robert Alexander Houston', of Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland, reportedly bought Belmont from the estate of John Aitcheson in c. 1780s.
T71/330 pp. 30-6: enslaved persons were registered in 1834 by Wm. Houstoun, as the attorney of Col. Robert Houstoun.
See also the Baillie versus Houston Chancery cases.
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
702
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Estate
Belmont Estate
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Collected by
Coutlhard, Wm of Sir CTrotter etc
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Other association
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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:
'Grenada 702 (Belmont Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10453 [accessed 31st December 2024].
