30th Nov 1835 | 36 Enslaved | £753 14s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 54.
T71/869: claim from Sarah Maria Forsyth, of St George, as owner. See also St George claim no. 224 (Elizabeth Olson)?
T71/163 p. 112: 37 enslaved persons registered by Jane Forsyth, as agent of Sarah Maria Forsyth.
Jamaica Almanacs (1826 & 1833): Leighfield estate registered to S. M. Forsyth.
T71/999: claim by Wm. Wemyss Anderson, as attorney to Sarah Maria Forsyth (a widow), late of Leighfield in the parish of St George.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
225
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Estate
Leighfield
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Collected by
Duff, Will.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 George 225 (Leighfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21469 [accessed 19th April 2024].
