30th Oct 1837 | 43 Enslaved | £706 3s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 298.
T71/866: claim from David Lamont, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim inter alios from Thomas Legal Yates, through Barnaby Maddan. The remainder of the award (£273 7s 3d) went to David Lamont on 05/03/1838.
T71/1607: letters, dated 26/07/1838 and 12/12/1835, re. Lamont's property, for unnamed counterclaims or for William Williams.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St David
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Claim No.
86 (part)
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Estate
Birness
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 David 86 (part) (Birness)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20653 [accessed 18th April 2024].
