28th Sep 1835 | 9 Enslaved | £114 15s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 10.
T71/856: awarded to Mary Spooner, England, owner-in-fee.
See St Mary claim no. 135 for trustees of 'Mrs Spooner'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
21
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Estate
Charlottenburgh (sic) Estate
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Mary 21 (Charlottenburgh (sic) Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20760 [accessed 15th January 2025].
