18th Jan 1836 | 26 Enslaved | £612 10s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 50.
T71/867: awarded to John McLean, St Thomas-in-the-East, executor of John Williams.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
471
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Estate
Woodside
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Collected by
Amos, Jno of Pitcairn & Amos
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 471 (Woodside)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15668 [accessed 9th November 2024].
