25th Jul 1836 | 420 Enslaved | £7616 17s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 301.
T71/870: claim by Francis George Smyth, as owner in his own right. Counterclaim by William Wilson Currey, Henry Leach, John Frederick Leach and Edward Leach, as 'Trustees of a marriage settlement for £1500 sterling 20 Oct 1792 being one year arrears of two annuities and for future monies', and as 'surviving mortgagees and also surviving and continuing trustees of a marriage settlement for the accruing interest on and £10,000'.
Jamaica Almanac (1838): Goshill and Longhill Pen estates registered to Francis George Smyth.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Goshen and Long Hill estate registered to Francis George Smyth.
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St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
103
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Estate
Goshen and Longhill Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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 Elizabeth 103 (Goshen and Longhill Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19455 [accessed 24th April 2024].
