14th Dec 1835 | 25 Enslaved | £517 2s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 25.
T71/915 p. 18: claim from James Brown, of Manchester, and Cunningham and Curle (of England), as executors and trustees of the will of Robt. Waugh.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
374
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Estate
Melrose
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Collected by
Cunningham R and Curle, Jas, the latter seemingly 'known to me' Richard Clarke Basinghall St.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Manchester 374 (Melrose)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13880 [accessed 7th May 2024].
