31st Oct 1836 | 121 Enslaved | £2358 4s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 296.
T71/864: claim from Joseph Gordon, as owner.
T71/124 pp. 85-7: Joseph Gordon registered enslaved persons in 1832, as mortgagee of Francis Clark (deceased), and as owner of 118 enslaved persons.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
32
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Estate
Mount Faraway and Essex
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21968
[accessed 4th April 2026].
