St Vincent 547 (Cane Garden)

Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates

22^nd Feb 1836 | 82 Enslaved | £2250 14s 10d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 155.

T71/500 p. 90-1: enslaved persons registered to Thomas Greg in 1834 by Henry Creswell.

See J. R. Ward, 'The Profitability of Sugar Planting in the British West Indies, 1650-1834', Economic History Review, 31 (2) (May, 1978), p. 213.

Further Information

Colony

St Vincent

Claim No.

547

Estate

Cane Garden

Collected by

Greg, Thos

Uncontested

Yes

Associated Individuals (1)

Associated Estates (1)

Cane Garden [ St Vincent ]

Further Information

People of Interest

Eliza Down Williams (née Griffith)

28^th Mar 1802 - 6^th May 1874

Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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 Vincent 547 (Cane Garden)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27332 [accessed 19th April 2024].

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