26th Oct 1835 | 255 Enslaved | £4421 12s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 13.
T71/857: claim by John Anderson, St Ann, 'only qualified executor and Trustee in this island of Isaac Higgin'. Higgin and Graham were the two other executors, presumably in Great Britain.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
11
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Estate
New Ground Estate
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Collected by
Higgin, Margaret & Thomas Graham
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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1st claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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2nd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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3rd claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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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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