30th Oct 1837 | 0 Enslaved | £642 2s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290. No claim number shown: lies between 645 and 647 in List D. No number of enslaved persons shown either.
T71/1183: counterclaim on this estate [given as Antrim] by Robert Johnston of Great Britain against Thomas Monkhouse for 21 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
646?
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 St Ann 646?', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20648 [accessed 8th January 2025].
