18th Jul 1836 | 209 Enslaved | £4232 15s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 302.
T71/870: claim by John Forster, as tenant in tail. Counterclaims by J.F. Forster and George Forster; Thanet and Grimston presumably were trustees.
See also St Elizabeth claim nos. 345, 347 and 348.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Two Mile Wood estate registered to John Foster.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
346
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Estate
Two Mile Wood Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
Inferred to be John Forster or Foster (1747-1840).
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 St Elizabeth 346 (Two Mile Wood Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15955 [accessed 19th April 2024].
