28th Mar 1836 | 162 Enslaved | £3045 12s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/857: claim by James Johnston, owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by Wm Walker and John [=Thomas? Cf St Ann claim no. 118] Bland, mortgagees as trustees by appointment of the marriage settlement of Robert Johnston and Catherine Cole for £4000 and upwards dated 15th February 1833.
T71/1181: counterclaim shows Wm Walker as late of Newington Row, Liverpool but now of Newport, Rhode Island; Thomas Bland of 43 Bedford Row, gentleman.
T71/50 p. 420: James Johnston registered 154 enslaved persons as owner in 1832.
See also St Ann's claim no. 118.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
39
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Estate
Murphy Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Trustee)
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
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 Ann 39 (Murphy Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20374 [accessed 19th April 2024].
