31st Jul 1840 | 66 Enslaved | £1290 15s 7d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/855: awarded to John McPherson as Receiver.
Jamaica Almanacs (1826 and 1833): estate owned by John McPherson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
62
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Estate
[Richmond Hill]
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Contested
Yes
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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 62 ([Richmond Hill])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21726 [accessed 19th April 2024].
