26th Oct 1835 | 64 Enslaved | £1247 12s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 9.
T71/855: awarded to Alexander Gilzean, St Thomas-in-the-Vale, owner and as heir of Thos Gilzean.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
164
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Estate
Dunvegan Plantation
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Collected by
Lucas, Louis of EENicholls, LL
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 164 (Dunvegan Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19541 [accessed 25th April 2024].
