17th Oct 1836 | 134 Enslaved | £2517 14s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: initial claim by Richard Kinkead as owner. Counterclaims include John Fowles as '1st as prior mortgagee 28 October 1822; 2nd as judgement creditor for £10,586 0s 6d October 1828; 3rd under an indenture of assignment April 1835'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
13
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Estate
Stirling Castle
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 Thomas-in-the-Vale 13 (Stirling Castle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14963 [accessed 19th April 2024].
