2nd May 1836 | 52 Enslaved | £976 3s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 150.
Claim by Eliz Wightman, widow, and others, trustees appointed by Elizabeth Robertson, daughter and heir of Chas Wightman deceased, and Elizabeth Robertson, heir-at-law.
T71/1610: letter from Walter Cockburn as agent re this claim.
See also Tobago claim nos. 46 and 24.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
70
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Estate
Craighall
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Collected by
Boyd, Mark (?) of BBoyd
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Uncontested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Other association
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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:
'Tobago 70 (Craighall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27526 [accessed 12th September 2024].
