15th Aug 1836 | 67 Enslaved | £1023 11s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: local group of attorneys and appointees in trust for Nicholas Clements Henry? (Nicholas Clements Henry was in London - see St Kitts claim nos. 4 and 5).
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St Kitts
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Claim No.
686
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Estate
Houstons
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'St Kitts 686 (Houstons)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25415 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
