Jamaica Trelawny 408 (Unity)

25th Jan 1836 | 148 Enslaved | £2966 1s 0d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 77.

T71/874: claim from Edmund F. Green, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee.

Times 03/09/1842 p. 7: shows Edmund F. Green, of Leadenhall St., a merchant, in Bankruptcy Court in Basinghall St.. The creditors were to meet assignees at 11.

Times 24/10/1842 p 7: Coroners inquest into Edmund F. Green: 'late a WI proprietor and merchant'; 'It had by some been rumoured that the deceased had taken poison, and by others that he died of a broken heart, owing to misfortune, he having lost a large fortune in merantile pursuits, and become bankrupt'. The deceased had a pension of £200 per annum and  a situation under the Mercers Company of a much larger amount, unattachable under the bankruptcy. Edmund F. Green died aged 62. The verdict was that he had died from natural causes.


Further Information

Colony
Jamaica
Parish
Trelawny
Claim No.
408
Estate
Unity
Collected by
Green, EF
Uncontested
Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

Awardee (Owner-in-fee)

Associated Estates (1)