3rd Oct 1836 | 2 Enslaved | £100 5s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 168.
T71/894: Thomas Wilson of Dublin. Claim for 43 enslaved persons. It appears that £2224 1s 11d was awarded for 40 enslaved persons on 20/06/1836.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1671A
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Estate
Hermitage Estate
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'Trinidad 1671A (Hermitage Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/29778 [accessed 2nd January 2025].
