19th Oct 1835 | 91 Enslaved | £1868 5s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 66.
See also Hanover claim no. 80.
T71/915 p. 89: claim from Robert Hibbert, of England, as owner-in-fee.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) pp. l-li: refers to Coventry Estate as the property of '--- HIBBERT'. Reference to the flogging (300 lashes) of Susan Mackenzie, 'an individual of superior intelligence for her station', at the time of rebellion.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
81
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Estate
Coventry Pen
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Collected by
Hibbert, JN & Markland, JH
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Hanover 81 (Coventry Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16014 [accessed 12th November 2024].
