4th Apr 1836 | 43 Enslaved | £996 13s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 6.
T71/853: claim from John Skelton, of St Dorothy, for 39 enslaved persons in right of his wife.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Dorothy
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Claim No.
119
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Estate
Folly Pen
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Dorothy 119 (Folly Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22082 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
