31st May 1836 | 128 Enslaved | £2574 17s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
Mary Cath. Oswan and others versus William Shand and others.
T71/859: counterclaimants include Rev. Alexander Whyte of Scotland, judgement creditor for £5552 9s 7d besides interest; Jane Harriet Reid of England.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) shows William Shand as owner of The Burn with 133 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Clarendon
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Claim No.
143
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Estate
[The Burn]
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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 Clarendon 143 ([The Burn])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21994 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
