8th May 1837 | 39 Enslaved | £820 6s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
The award was split: £46 10s 8d went to C. Groombridge; £51 14s 5d went to Samuel Murphy; £722 1s 3d went to Philip Hearn (the executor of Daniel Hearn). Samuel Murphy was a judgement creditor.
T71/868: shows the number of enslaved persons as 39, as against 93 shown in Parliamentary Papers.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to the heirs of Daniel Hearn, with 45 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
93
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Estate
Rural Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
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 Portland 93 (Rural Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24200 [accessed 19th April 2024].
