11th Jan 1836 | 32 Enslaved | £736 1s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 16.
T71/857: claim by William Stephen Harker, St Ann, owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanacs (1815, 1826 and 1833): Hazlewood registered to Decimus Harding.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
454
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Estate
Hazlewood
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Collected by
Harker, W.S. known to me Jas Harker
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Ann 454 (Hazlewood)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12493 [accessed 27th December 2024].
