1st Feb 1836 | 285 Enslaved | £5815 17s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 16.
T71/857: claim by Alexander Stewart, London, owner-in-fee. Alex. Stewart of Stewrt & Westmoreland?
NDO4/3: confirms this claimant as Alexander Stewart of the firm Stewart & Westmoreland, by signature.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. xlvii: visit to Knapdale estate, no ownership information, critical commentary from apprentices.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
522
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Estate
Knapdale (sp?) Estate
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Collected by
Stewart, Alexander
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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 Ann 522 (Knapdale (sp?) Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/11846 [accessed 3rd November 2024].
