12th Oct 1835 | 141 Enslaved | £3051 4s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 55.
T71/870: claim from Charles Newman, of Manchester, as executor of Richard Newman.
T71/177 p. 207: enslaved persons registered by Charles Newman in 1832.
The estate is almost certainly Melksham and Corsham.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
19
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Estate
Millsom (sp?) and Corsham
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Collected by
Cohen, Hymen atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 Elizabeth 19 (Millsom (sp?) and Corsham)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12125 [accessed 16th April 2024].
