15th Aug 1836 | 227 Enslaved | £4565 16s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 296.
William Pratt & others vs Browne Willis & others.
T71/864: shows Browne Willis as heir at law of John Willis, a merchant of London.
T71/1607: letter, dated 20/06/1836, from Oliverson and Co., stating that Capt. Willis is now in Jamaica. Resource is a coffee estate; Browne Willis retired as a Lt.-Gen..
T71/1195: has some detail of Pratt vs Willis: Wm. Pratt (deceased) was the surviving partner of Horatio Clagett; Browne Willis had counterclaimed vs James Cockburn, of Duke St., Kingston, who was receiver in cause 'Commissioners Greenwich Hospital v Willis et al.'
Jamaica Alamanacs: estate owned by 'Willis, B. and J. Cockburn' (1833), 'Tyrell, Joseph, attorney' (1826), Joseph Tyrrell (1822), 'Shand, Hon. John and Robert Smart, attorneys' (1816).
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Jamaica
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Port Royal
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Claim No.
6
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Estate
Resource
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Port Royal 6 (Resource)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14607 [accessed 26th December 2024].
