23rd Nov 1835 | 5 Enslaved | £191 18s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 119.
'Slaves in the colonies', House of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1826-7 (111) (146) p. 8: John Lyons Nixon was Receiver General in 1826. He registered 10 enslaved persons 'at my hired dwelling, New Amsterdam'.
See also John Lyons Nixon in British Guiana claim no. 166 for Clifton attribution.
John Lyons Nixon served as Lt-Gov. of St Kitts, 1833-36.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
366
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'British Guiana 366', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8524 [accessed 8th November 2024].
