26th Mar 1838 | 106 Enslaved | £3141 2s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 230.
T71/905: initially no claim; a return in the name of Antone Auguste Geneve, Black River. Successful counterclaim by Sir Charles Cockerell and Co., vendees under a deed dated 25th March 1835 for the compensation for 106 enslaved persons. Awarded to John Studholme Brownrigg, John Cockerell and George Gerard de Hochfried Larpent. Then a later note added to Register of Claims, "Stated by Messrs. Crowder and Maynard to be the Copartners trading under the firm of Sir Charles Cockerell and Co and entitled --".
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Mauritius
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Claim No.
4936
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Other association
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Awardee
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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:
'Mauritius 4936', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120008126 [accessed 27th December 2024].
