29th Feb 1836 | 104 Enslaved | £1845 11s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 135.
T71/888: claim by Dudley Semper, as 'attorney to M.J. Semper the executor of M.J. Semper deceased who was executor of Martin S, who was executor of Thomas S, who was executor of Catherine Ryley, executrix of Michael Ryley deceased'. Counterclaims from Harriet Semper, the Daniels etc.
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Colony
Montserrat
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Claim No.
4
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Estate
Ryley's Estate
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Collected by
Daniel, Jno of T&JD
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Beneficiary unsuccessful (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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Other association
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Other association
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Attorney)
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'Montserrat 4 (Ryley's Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24832 [accessed 26th April 2024].
