26th Sep 1836 | 8 Enslaved | £182 12s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 307.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawney
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Claim No.
683
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
Given as B. Smart Wilton
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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 Trelawney 683', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19840 [accessed 2nd May 2024].
