28th Nov 1836 | 141 Enslaved | £2809 10s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
T71/868: William Jegon and George Rutherford shown as mortgagees for £5842 12s 9d. Counterclaim also from Wm. Langmead and Robert Jordan, a banker, of Teignmouth in Devon.
T71/1201: shows William Jegon and George Rutherford as both of Union Court, Broad St., merchants.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
36
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Estate
Prospect Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 Portland 36 (Prospect Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20313 [accessed 19th April 2024].
