19th Oct 1835 | 194 Enslaved | £3001 7s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 82.
T71/877: claim from John Paine Tudway, as tenant for life.
J.R. Ward, 'The Profitability of Sugar Planting in the British West Indies, 1650-1834', Economic History Review, 31 (2) (May, 1978), pp. 197-213 and pp. 210-11: gives details of the profitability of Parham estate, sourced to Tudway papers Somerset R.O: Parham 1820-6. Parham estate averaged 574 enslaved persons, ROI 4.5%, £2,349 annual profit. 1799-1819: £5,000 anual profit, 7.1% ROI. 1792-8: 12.4% ROI. 1783-91: 13.3% ROI.
See also Antigua claim nos. 327 and 328.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
330
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Estate
Parham New Work
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Collected by
Jenkins, W
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Uncontested
Yes
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Other association
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Awardee
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Deceased claimant successful
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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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Antigua 330 (Parham New Work)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/458 [accessed 18th April 2024].
