29th Feb 1836 | 7 Enslaved | £144 17s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 59.
‘Slaves in the colonies’, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146): return states - 'as rector I am in posession of a pen of 200 acres, 73 slaves and 20 hired out'. Also in possession of 5 enslaved persons by right of his late wife, and 7 enslaved persons on account of his children by her.
See also St Elizabeth claim no. 724.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
725
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 Elizabeth 725', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21098 [accessed 26th December 2024].
