16th Jan 1836 | 31 Enslaved | £725 8s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 51.
T71/915 p. 196: claim from George Watson and B.I. Williams, of Kingston, as owner-in-fee. George Watson died in Great Britain (see his Port Royal claims).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
11
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Estate
Sion Hill
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Collected by
Betts, Wm.
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Deceased claimant successful
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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 Portland 11 (Sion Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14198 [accessed 25th April 2024].
