30th Nov 1835 | 36 Enslaved | £629 8s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 52.
T71/915 p. 180: claim from James Steel, of Portland, as owner-in-fee.
T71/153 p. 104: John Steel registered 22 enslaved persons in 1823, as agent to Ann Foster, Elizabeth Steel, Mary Steel, James Steel etc.
See also Portland claim no. 235.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
Portland
|
|
Claim No.
234
|
|
Estate
Spring Bank
|
|
Collected by
Miles, Edwd (Edmund?)
|
|
Uncontested
Yes
|
|
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
|
???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Portland 234 (Spring Bank)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21613 [accessed 19th April 2024].
