16th Jan 1837 | 40 Enslaved | £955 15s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: claim from James Williamson, of St Andrew, as owner. Counterclaim from Mary Alexander Burberry Gordon, as owner, for £310.
T71/138 p. 244 (indexed as Williams): James Williamson registered 40 enslaved persons, as owner, in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
482
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Estate
Whitfield Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 Andrew 482 (Whitfield Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14614 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
