4th Apr 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £988 7s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 294.
T71/915 p. 126: claim from James McCatty, of Manchester, as executor of John Thompson (deceased).
T71/73 pp. 417-19: enslaved persons registered in 1832 by James McCatty for John Thompson's estate.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
429
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Estate
Woodside
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Contested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Manchester 429 (Woodside)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22040 [accessed 19th April 2024].
