5th Feb 1838 | 22 Enslaved | £625 4s 3d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/867 Claim by Frederick Ferdinand Hill, executor of Newall Berwick deceased. Numerous counterclaims including: Sophia Levy Lewis of London, judgement creditor; Thomas Legal Yates of Brockhurst Lodge, Hampshire, judgement creditor by James Cockburn, Kingston, his attorney; A.H. Beaumont etc.
T71/1200: service of notice on Gray Rutherford of St Thomas-in-the-East the present personal representative of Newal Berwick on 11/07/1835.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
342
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Estate
Morant Bay
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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1st claimant
(Administrator)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Other association
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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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