25th Jan 1836 | 270 Enslaved | £4998 15s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 71.
T71/873: claim from Thomas Hall, of St James, as tenant in tail for life.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): estate registered to Thomas Hall, with 201 enslaved persons.
See also St James claim no. 155.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
151
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Estate
Williamsfield
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Collected by
Hasler J of AEFuller and JH
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
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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 James 151 (Williamsfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19183 [accessed 24th April 2024].
