6th Feb 1837 | 11 Enslaved | £483 18s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 126.
T71/886: the award was claimed and made ('to abide the amended award') by Amba Ernst, for self and minors. Jacob Bernelot Moens, John Dauncey and John Henry Latham were trustees, 'all of Bishopsgate Street London'.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
1424
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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:
'British Guiana 1424', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8994 [accessed 9th October 2024].
