25th Jan 1836 | 34 Enslaved | £711 16s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from Sarah Williams, of St James, as executrix to Elenor Williams.
R.A. Barrett, The Barretts of Jamaica: The Family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Athlone, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000) p. 30: shows that Martin Williams (who died in 1786) had 8 children by a free negro woman Eleanor Williams.
T71/223: Sarah Williams registered 31 enslaved persons in 1832, as executrix to Elenor Williams.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
442
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Estate
Montego Bay
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Collected by
Boddington, Thos. of B&D
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Awardee
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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 James 442 (Montego Bay)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19225 [accessed 5th February 2025].
