???? - 1846
Trustee of John Houstoun, a lunatic, and in that capacity claiming apparently unsuccessfully for the compensation for Duff House in Trelawney Jamaica. Elizabeth Ann, wife of John Flowers (q.v.), was a beneficiary under the will of John Houstoun, who was her half-brother, and John Flowers also pursued the compensation.
We are grateful for the help of Jackie Flowers with this entry.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
? Hinckley (c. 1802)
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£116 13s 3d
Awardee
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£1,095 13s 8d
Unsuccessful claimant (Committee)
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New Lodge, Hanbury, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
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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:
'Robert John Harper', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/18092 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
