24th Dec 1838 | 169 Enslaved | £5286 3s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 230.
T71/905: initially no claim; a return in the name of Prosper D'Emmerez, Savane, Beau Champ. Successful counterclaim as vendees under judgement dated 1st July 1835. Initial counterclaimants given as Sir Charles Cockerell & Co, Horatio Ripley and Frederick Peter Ripley.
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4890
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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:
'Mauritius 4890', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120008083 [accessed 21st November 2024].
