17th Oct 1836 | 260 Enslaved | £4511 2s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/867: awarded to William Ross as devisee in trust and executor of Robert Ross by James Forsyth, attorney. Counterclaim from Wm Ross (presumably a different one, one of the natural sons of Robert Ross) as annuitant under the will of Robert Ross £35 14 31/2d per annum for life. William Ross the claimant denied the counterclaim of William Ross.
Mary Haverfield did not appear as a claimant but was one of the beneficiaries of the trust will of Robert Ross.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): owned by the estate of Robert Ross.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
6
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Estate
Bybrook
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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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 Thomas-in-the-Vale 6 (Bybrook)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14962 [accessed 27th April 2024].
