21st Dec 1835 | 9 Enslaved | £191 7s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 45.
T71/865: claim from Francis Cockburn Sims, an absentee, as owner-in-fee.
T71/1607: letter from Freshfield & sons, stating: Miss Frances Cockburn Sims is at present with Admiral Sir George Cockburn in Bermuda; we want to send a power of attorney to her.
See also St Andrew claim no. 76.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
384
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Estate
Farm Pen
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 384 (Farm Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17579 [accessed 24th December 2024].
