30th Nov 1835 | 195 Enslaved | £10213 16s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim by Charles and William Shand, as owners.
T71/433 p. 2271: 209 enslaved persons were registered on these estates by A. Simpson, as attorney.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
542
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Estate
Bel Air and Blygezigt
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Collected by
Shand, Wm.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 542 (Bel Air and Blygezigt)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8753 [accessed 27th April 2024].
