17th Apr 1837 | 59 Enslaved | £1095 3s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
T71/867: claim by Thomas Thomson, owner. Counterclaim by Wm Williamson, formerly of the City of London but at present of City and parish of Kingston.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
474
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Estate
Morant bay
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 474 (Morant bay)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14988 [accessed 9th November 2024].
