11th Apr 1836 | 12 Enslaved | £324 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 47.
T71/144 p. 301: enslaved persons registered by Simon Taylor, as attorney for Sarah Beresford (formerly Sarah Simpson).
A note attached to Port Royal claim no. 149 (under which this claim was originally erroneously filed) identifies Sarah Beresford as of Great Britain.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St David
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Claim No.
149
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 David 149', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12702 [accessed 16th April 2024].
