8th Feb 1836 | 181 Enslaved | £3119 3s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 25.
T71/915 p. 135: claim from Sir John Macdonald and his wife, of Manchester, as proprietors. 'Dorothy Macdonald, the wife of Sir John Macdonald, being examined separate and apart from her husband, assented to the award being made to him 19 January 1836'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
356
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Estate
Williamsfield
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Collected by
Macdonald, John identified by Hooper 41 Lothbury
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Other association
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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 Manchester 356 (Williamsfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23889 [accessed 13th November 2024].
