5th Dec 1836 | 88 Enslaved | £1820 10s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/915 p. 148: claim from Robert Porter, of Manchester, as owner-in-fee.
T71/73 p. 311: Robert Lyle registered 87 enslaved persons in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Hermitage estate registered to Robert Lyle.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Hermitage estate registered to the heirs of Francis Badley.
See also Manchester claim no. 64.
T71/1608: letter, dated 24/09/1835, from E.F. Green re. this claim, Manchester claim no. 64 and other unconnected claims, stating that he had been asked by the proprietors to apply for particulars, 'they being resident in Great Britain but unable to attend'.
T71/1190: counterclaim from Rebecca Henley, of Vere, a gentlewoman, as annuitant of £40 currency per annum under the will of Francis Badley.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
460
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Estate
Hermitage
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 Manchester 460 (Hermitage)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22665 [accessed 16th April 2024].
