14th Dec 1835 | 139 Enslaved | £2855 0s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 24.
T71/860: claim from Anthony Wilkinson, of Great Britain, as owner-in-fee.
T71/1592 p.225: shows Anthony Wilkinson, of Sedbergh near Kendal, confirming a counterclaim received on Manchester claim no. 434 (see also T71/1592 p. 203, dated 17/08/1835).
Jamaica Almanac (1812): Kendall estate (classed as Clarendon) registered to William Robert Wilkinson, with 8 enslaved persons.
Jamaica Almanac (1817): shows 125 enslaved enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
306
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Estate
Kendal and Sedburgh
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Collected by
Masterman, W of WM, WPeters, JMaude, D(?)Mildred
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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 Manchester 306 (Kendal and Sedburgh)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14130 [accessed 20th April 2024].
