15th Feb 1836 | 55 Enslaved | £1447 12s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 5.
Award split. 696A: Atkinson & Hozier £965 1s 6d. 696B: Balcarres £482 10s 9d. George Atkinson and James Hozier, owners; Balcarres counterclaimed for one-third.
Times 04/11/1843 p. 2: James Hozier as subscriber to Relief of poor sufferers by the recent fire at Kingston.
Is Hozier any connection of James Hozier of Maudslie castle, 1791-1878, who married Catherine Feilden, daughter of Sir William Feilden, 1st Bart of Feniscowles, and Mary Haughton Jackson? See also Hanover claim no. 19 for Joseph Feilden on Feniscowles in Lancashire.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Catherine
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Claim No.
696A&B
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Estate
Spanish Town and Fort Augusta
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Collected by
Hozier, James (A), Fowlis, T (B)
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
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3rd claimant
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2nd claimant
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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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