28th Sep 1835 | 242 Enslaved | £4779 17s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 5.
T71/853: claim from Ralph Bernal, of 'St Dorothy', as owner in fee.
Times 13/02/1855 p. 12: sale of the Bernal Collection at auction in 1855 shows Ralph Bernal as an MP.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Dorothy
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Claim No.
19
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Estate
Cherry Garden
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Collected by
Bernal, Ralph
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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 Dorothy 19 (Cherry Garden)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20577 [accessed 26th April 2024].
