2nd Nov 1835 | 290 Enslaved | £5368 1s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 41.
The award was split: £2684 0s 11d went to Rev. Benj. Guest and Rev. Furnival; £2684 0s 11d went to George Guest.
T71/864: describes B. Guest and James Furnivall as absentees, trustees and executors of James Willasy; George Guest is described as owner-in-fee jointly.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
30
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Estate
Orchard Plantation
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Collected by
Mason, Nathl. of TBridges & NMason (30A); J. Guest (30B).
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Port Royal 30 (Orchard Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16419 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
