1st May 1837 | 29 Enslaved | £700 9s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/860: claim from James Rowe Williamson and Charles Rowe Williamson, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from judgement creditors Frances King and James Swaby; and Lawrence Gibson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
136
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Estate
Strickland
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Manchester 136 (Strickland)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12186 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
