Jamaica Port Royal 62

Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates

30^th Jan 1836 | 6 Enslaved | £124 15s 0d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 296.

T71/1608: letter, dated 20/10/1835, from A.H. Beaumont, stating that he had been adjudged Port Royal no. 62 - Robert James was a residuary devisee of John Roberts, Fall Tavern, Port Royal; then a counterclaim emerged.

Further Information

Colony

Jamaica

Parish

Port Royal

Claim No.

Contested

Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

Further Information

People of Interest

Eliza Down Williams (née Griffith)

28^th Mar 1802 - 6^th May 1874

Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.

Visit the people of interest section

Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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.

Visit the document of interest section

CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Port Royal 62', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21456 [accessed 13th October 2024].

UCL History Dept