30th Jan 1836 | 244 Enslaved | £4608 5s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 291.
T71/858: claim by Eleanor Barrit and Edward Hoare and Harriet (his wife). Counterclaim by Reid Irving, as mortgagees for £38,361 1s 0d.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Paradise estate registered to Thomas Her(c)ey Barrett.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Vere
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Claim No.
77
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Estate
Paradise
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Contested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 Vere 77 (Paradise)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20621 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
