5th Oct 1835 | 286 Enslaved | £6230 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 19.
The award was split - £1557 11s 5d went to each of: Wm. Hamilton & Arch. Bogle (69A); Arch. Bogle (69B); George Bogle (69C); Arch., Robert, Wm. & John Geo. Hamilton (69D). It is assumed that John Geo. Hamilton is actually John and George Hamilton, two of the five sons of John Hamilton and Helen nee Bogle.
T71/858: claim by 'George Bogle, the heirs of, Vere, owners'.
NB: the PP show only Arch. Bogle: it has not yet been established whether this was Archibald Bogle of Gilmorehill, or Archibald Bogle the younger, or both. Pro tem, the claim has been associated with both men.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): shows the heirs of George Bogie [sic] without estate name but with consistent number of enslaved persons.
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69A B C & D
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Dunkly Estate
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Antrobus, E. of Sir C Trotter, E.Marjoribanks, EA and Wm Coulthurst
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Vere 69A B C & D (Dunkly Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22647 [accessed 19th April 2024].
