1st Feb 1836 | 7 Enslaved | £158 13s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 8.
T71/854: claim from William Ross, of England, as devisee in trust and executor of Robert Ross. 'To stand over for adjt with [547 deleted] 574 St Catherine'.
See also St Mary claim no. 27 for a William Ross, of Bath, Somerset (not necessarily the same person as this claim).
See also St Thomas-in-the-Vale claim no. 6 for a Wm. Ross as the executor of Robert Ross.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
305
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 St John 305', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12005 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
