15th Feb 1836 | 36 Enslaved | £780 17s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 17.
T71/857: claim by Elizabeth Groves Alexander, St Ann, owner.
T71/49 p. 3: Elizabeth Groves Alexander registered enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
637
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Estate
Downe Lodge
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Collected by
Amos, Jno of Pitcairn & Amos
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Ann 637 (Downe Lodge)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14560 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
