Jamaica Westmoreland 68 (Fort William and Roaring River Estates)

12th Oct 1835 | 344 Enslaved | £6670 2s 7d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

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'.


Further Information

Colony
Jamaica
Parish
Westmoreland
Claim No.
68
Estate
Fort William and Roaring River Estates
Collected by
Gibson, Geo. known to me Robt Barnett (?)
Uncontested
Yes

Associated Individuals (2)

Awardee (Official assignee)
Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)

Associated Estates (1)