10th Apr 1837 | 267 Enslaved | £4775 17s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 285.
Award split: Madden £2528 10s 9d; McKenzie £994 3s 9d; Williams and Barnes £1253 2s 10d.
T71/852: McKenzie was a judgement creditor; William and Barnes were executors and trustees of the late Joseph Barnes; Maddan's claim is not identifiable.
T71/1606: S. Booker wrote from Liverpool dated 01/08/1835 asking for details of the return of slaves by Williams as executor and trustee of Joseph Barnes.
T71/1592 p. 191 and 193: letter to S. Booker re his filing counterclaim on behalf of Mr & Mrs Atkinson.
T71/1608: letter dated 21/11/1835 from Mrs H. Barnes, Barton Cottage, Dowlish [sic, Dawlish, Devon], widow of Joseph Barnes re this claim and Kingston claim no. 1836. Mrs H. Barnes had counterclaimed for annuity for £400 Jamaica currency. Barnaby Madden counterclaimed as judgement creditor for £2692 10s 4d.
T71/1594: letter dated 24/04/1837 to Messrs Clayton & Cookson, notice of appeal by Mr W Trentch [probably Trutch].
Jamaica Almanacs of 1832 and 1833 lists Thomas Barnes as owner of Cumberland Pen, Halfway-Tree and Cedar Grove.
Jamaica Almanac of 1822 lists Joseph Barnes as owner of Cumberland with 321 enslaved persons.
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St Catherine
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Claim No.
502
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Estate
Cumberland Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 St Catherine 502 (Cumberland Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12267 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
