23rd Jan 1837 | 218 Enslaved | £4225 2s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
T71/856: awarded to Robert Hibbert junior, Hanover, executor and trustee of George H. Cos[s]ens. Unsuccessful counterclaim from Geo, William and Samuel Hibbert as mortgagees.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) lists the estate in the ownership of Wm Lambie, with Markham Hall.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
133
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Estate
Carlton Woodhouse Estate
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Mortgagee)
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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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