28th Sep 1835 | 565 Enslaved | £10530 19s 8.5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 8.
T71/855: awarded to John Blackburn, Scotland, owner-in-fee.
NDO4/5: signed for by John Blackburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. xxxviii: visit to Wallen and Rose Hall estates: mild complaints on Wallen, no ownership identified.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
24
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Estate
Wallens and New Works
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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-Vale 24 (Wallens and New Works)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20833 [accessed 8th November 2024].
