12th Oct 1835 | 38 Enslaved | £729 14s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/867: claim by John Ross, St Thomas-in-the-East, executor.
T71/150 p. 450: John Ross registered 164 enslaved persons as owner in 1832.
T71/1593 p. 17: W.G. Minot of 34 Platt Terrace, St Pancras Road enquired about this claim on 12/11/1835, to be told that it had already been paid to John Ross.
T71/1592: Coutts & co wrote [to Secretary of State for the colonies] on 06/01/1834 on behalf of John Ross of Manchioneal, Jamaica.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
20
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Estate
Little Bay Settlement
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Collected by
Linwood, Wm.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 20 (Little Bay Settlement)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11907 [accessed 14th January 2025].
