4th Apr 1836 | 85 Enslaved | £1720 18s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290.
T71/857: counterclaim by James Townson, Kingston, as judgement creditor. Also counterclaim from George Whiteley of London.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
757
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Estate
Water Valley
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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1st claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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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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