1st Feb 1836 | 284 Enslaved | £5274 14s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 50.
T71/867: awarded to Harriet Williams, William Morrice, H. Blatch, Great Britain, trustees and executors of Charles White Williams.
T71/150 p. 543: enslaved persons registered by Duncan Robertson and Laurence Gibson, attorneys to the trustees of the late C.W. Williams in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate owned by Charles White Williams.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
481
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Estate
Duckworth
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Collected by
Williams, Harriet, Morrice, Henry, Blatch, H. ktm Wm Morrice
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Awardee
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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Other association
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 481 (Duckworth)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12046 [accessed 26th April 2024].
