23rd Nov 1835 | 10 Enslaved | £172 10s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 7.
T71/1593 p. 65: letter, dated 16/01/1836, to W.W. Hornsby, Mayborough, Queens County Ireland, responding to notify him of the award.
T71/1606: letter, dated 09/12/1834, stating that the power of attorney sent to Jamaica had not been proved before a Magistrate and that the slaves had not been registered in 1832 (although they were registered by W.W. Hornsby before quitting the country in 1829).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
271
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'Jamaica St John 271', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18533 [accessed 14th November 2024].
