25th Jul 1836 | 95 Enslaved | £4960 10s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim from B. James Hopkinson (Parliamentary Papers erroneously shows B. Thomas Hopkinson), as trustee to the estate of John Thomas Hopkinson. A note says: 'awarded to claimant under order of the Court of Chancery, the said Ben. Thomas Hopkinson [sic] being the committee of the Estate of the said lunatic'.
T71/429 p. 125: Ben. Thomas Hopkinson appears to have registered 99 enslaved persons belonging to John Thomas Hopkinson on Plantation Drill in 1832, but the sign is marked 'pp'.
T71/1255: John Thomas Hopkinson was an illegitimate son of John Hopkinson (in fact of Benjamin Hopkinson, John's brother, according to London Baptism records of 1798) and a lunatic under care in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire (according to an order of court dated 26/01/1836).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
616
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Estate
East Hog
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Committee)
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
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 616 (East Hog)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8597 [accessed 9th November 2024].
