23rd Jan 1836 | 29 Enslaved | £454 14s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 310.
T71/879: counterclaim by John Irving etc. versus The Hon. Thomas Tyson, husband of Elizabeth Thomas Tyson, owner.
See also St Kitts claim no. 267 for another possible Elizabeth Tyson.
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Claim No.
190
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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:
'St Kitts 190', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25675 [accessed 16th April 2024].
