19th Oct 1835 | 241 Enslaved | £4763 5s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 75.
T71/874: claim from George Clarke, of North America, as owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Trelawney
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Claim No.
34
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Estate
Swanswick Estate
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Collected by
Hawthorne, Robert of Hawthorn & Shedden
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Trelawney 34 (Swanswick Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16104 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
