8th Feb 1836 | 170 Enslaved | £3708 4s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 306.
T71/873: claim by Geo. Cragg, of St James, as owner. Counterclaim from Samuel Baker (of Leadenhall St.) and by Samuel Baker and Thomas Philpotts, as judgement creditors.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Bogue estate registered to Geo. Cragg, with 177 enslaved persons.
T71/222: enslaved persons registered in 1832 by Geo. Cragg.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
50
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Estate
Bogue Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 James 50 (Bogue Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23984 [accessed 8th November 2024].
