21st Mar 1836 | 51 Enslaved | £1050 6s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 43.
The award was split - £350 2s 3d went to each of: Charles Hicks and his wife, 21/03/1836 (147 - not labelled as 147A in Parliamentary Papers); Joesphine Gardner, 01/08/1836 (147B); the five French claimants, 15/08/1836 (147C).
T71/865: Charles Hicks and his wife were of St Andrews; the five French claimants were 'absentees'.
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Jamaica
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Claim No.
147A B & C
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Uncontested
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Andrew 147A B & C', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16906 [accessed 18th April 2024].
