30th Nov 1835 | 387 Enslaved | £6603 15s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 52.
T71/915 p. 106: claim from James Johnson, of Portland, as 'Attorney of Edmund Bryan'. 402 enslaved persons registered by James Johnson in 1832, as attorney to the executors of Wm. Bryan (deceased).
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to Wm. Bryan.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
204
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Estate
Bog Estate and Shotover Pen
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Collected by
Bryan, Edmund (countersigned /identified by John Whitmore?)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Portland 204 (Bog Estate and Shotover Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21596 [accessed 13th November 2024].
