1st Oct 1836 | 223 Enslaved | £3976 15s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 52.
T71/869: claim from John Roe, of St George, as owner-in-fee.
T71/163 p. 343: 245 enslaved persons registered by John Roe in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): estate registered to John Meek and J. Roe.
Jamaica Almanac (1831 & 1833): estate registered to John Roe.
T71/998: John Roe signed his own claim, dated 24/10/1834.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
12
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Estate
Caen Wood Estate
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Collected by
Roe, John
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'Jamaica St George 12 (Caen Wood Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11719 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
