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Owner of 1/3 of Longville estate in Clarendon, Jamaica in 1834, and claimant as 'tenant-in-tail' on the Dover estate on St George. His connection with both the estates flowed from his wife Sophia Sarah nee Howell, the daughter of John Howell of Prinknash (q.v.). Shelton's claimed share of Longville was mortgaged to Joseph Brooks Yates, who was awarded 1/3 of the compensation; the compensation for the enslaved people on Dover was also paid to Yates.
T71/859 Clarendon claim no. 404 (Longville).
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£3,301 14s 0d
Unsuccessful claimant (Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - → Attorney
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Brother-in-laws
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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:
'James Shenton', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146633740 [accessed 26th December 2024].
