13th Apr 1840 | 12 Enslaved | £235 5s 2d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/858: claim by Olive Walker, as owner. Counterclaim by John Anderson Kennedy, as tenant in fee in remainder. 'Joint power of attorney produced from Olive Walker and John Anderson Kennedy and Letter from J.G. Vidal stating agreement between Claimant and Counterclaimant that claimant shall have one-third of the compensation and counterclaimant the remaining two-thirds'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Vere
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Claim No.
18
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Estate
Happy Gift
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Other association
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Awardee
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Vere 18 (Happy Gift)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13338 [accessed 8th November 2024].
