22nd Feb 1836 | 172 Enslaved | £3564 14s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: claim from Joseph Gordon, as trustee and executor under the will of Benj. Marriott Perkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1832): Shortwood estate registered to the estate of Benjamin M. Perkins.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
51
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Estate
Shortwood
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 St Andrew 51 (Shortwood)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18035 [accessed 19th April 2024].
