30th Nov 1835 | 501 Enslaved | £26145 18s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
T71/885: claim from the heirs of Cornelis van der Oudermeulen. Shows 503 enslaved persons.
T71/430 p. 469: N.M. Manget registered 505 enslaved persons in 1832, for the heirs of van der Oudermeulen.
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British Guiana
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Claim No.
625
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Estate
Ruimveldt
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Collected by
Baring, Thomas of FB etc.
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Awardee
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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:
'British Guiana 625 (Ruimveldt)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8043 [accessed 24th April 2024].
