11th Jan 1836 | 58 Enslaved | £1213 8s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 15.
T71/857: claim by John Higginbottom, St Ann, owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
410
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Estate
Chesterfield
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Collected by
Dickin, Geo.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Ann 410 (Chesterfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12464 [accessed 24th April 2024].
