8th Feb 1836 | 99 Enslaved | £2236 3s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 70.
41A: £1118 1s 9d went to John Tharp.
41B: £559 0s 11d went to T.R. Tharp.
41C: £559 0s 11d went to Mary Harrison Tharp, John Tharp and T.R. Tharp.
T71/873: enslaved persons were registered by John Tharp, of St James, 'for heirs of Wm Tharp'.
B.W. Higman Plantation Jamaica 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy (Mona, Jamaica, University of West Indies Press, 2005) p. 70 and p. 85: shows Wm. Tharp as attorney for John Tharp's property. (However, see also St James claim no. 344).
T71/223: in 1832 John Tharp registered what appears to be 99 enslaved persons on behalf of the other heirs of Wm. Tharp on Windsor and a further 94 enslaved persons on Green Pond as owner under the will of the late John Tharp Esq.. 1829 return by Mrs E. M. Tharp, as owner.
Jamaica Almanac (1826 & 1833): estate registered to the heirs of Wm. Tharp.
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Jamaica
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St James
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Claim No.
41A-C
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Estate
Windsor Castle
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Collected by
Hawthorn, Robt. of H&S (A-C)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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 St James 41A-C (Windsor Castle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24069 [accessed 14th October 2024].
