18th Jan 1836 | 35 Enslaved | £689 11s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from James Lawson, of London, as owner.
B.W. Higman Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) pp. 66-67 Table 3.2: shows James Lawson as attorney in Westmoreland for 9 properties and 1530 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
431
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Estate
Thornhill
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Collected by
Ranken, J. of B&R
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Westmoreland 431 (Thornhill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15711 [accessed 6th December 2024].
