24th Apr 1837 | 77 Enslaved | £1436 12s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/915 p. 6: claim from B. Angell, in the parish of Manchester, as owner (for 79 enslaved persons).
T71/860: claim by Alexander Forbes, as tenant for life of 1/4th, and as guardian of his daughter Mary Pearl Forbes as entitled to the remainder in fee to 1/4th.
T71/1608: letter, dated 30/11/1835, from Geo. Biggs, re. this claim and Kingston claim no. 1758. Shows Benjamin Angell as resident in Jamaica.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
232
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Estate
Adam's Valley
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Contested
Yes
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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:
'Jamaica Manchester 232 (Adam's Valley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19081 [accessed 16th April 2024].
