23rd Jan 1837 | 1 Enslaved | £19 8s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 326.
T71/897: counterclaim from Benjamin Elkin, of England, creditor by judgement and execution, for £33 18s 91/2d.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
2272
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Judgement creditor)
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Awardee
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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:
'Barbados 2272', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/3776 [accessed 4th November 2024].
