9th May 1836 | 62 Enslaved | £8627 3s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 134.
2536A: £4313 11s 9d went to Albert Thierens.
2536B: £1078 7s 11d went to Thomas Teschemaker.
2536C: £3235 3s 9d went to the Eccles group (of 4), dated 07/08/1837.
NB the number of enslaved people does not correspond with the total compensation paid, and must represent only one of the sub-awards, probably 2536C.
T71/887: Albert Thierens and Thomas Teschemaker were executors of J. C. Thierens. The Eccles, all of Glasgow, merchants, were trustees for two young Thierens. Teschemaker had married the widow of J.C. Thierens.
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2536A-C
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Eccles, Geo (A&B)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 2536A-C', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9413 [accessed 8th November 2024].
