12th Oct 1835 | 344 Enslaved | £6670 2s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 61.
T71/871: claim by Edward Bedwell Kemble, as trustee of assignees of Messrs. Keighley. Counterclaim by Geo. Gibson, as official assignee in bankruptcy of Messrs. Keighley.
T71/189 p. 16: enslaved persons were (possibly) registered by George Kirlew, as 'attorney or agent' of creditors holding mortgage securities on the estate of Wm. Beckford, late of this island (deceased).
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. lx: standard critque, no ownership information is given. Allusion to MR OLIVER, who 'won't hear what the people have to say'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
68
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Estate
Fort William and Roaring River Estates
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Collected by
Gibson, Geo. known to me Robt Barnett (?)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Official assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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 Westmoreland 68 (Fort William and Roaring River Estates)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13154 [accessed 9th October 2024].
