17th Sep 1836 | 33 Enslaved | £704 10s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 45.
T71/865: claim from Esther Elizabeth Davis, as owner-in-fee. Awarded to Robert Osborn, as executor.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
442
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Estate
Prospect Pen
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Collected by
Stokes, Robt atty.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Andrew 442 (Prospect Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15266 [accessed 8th May 2024].
