7th Nov 1836 | 143 Enslaved | £2771 8s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: original claim by John Hayman owner. Counterclaims from Elizabeth Gale [sic] Vidal as annuitant and from Wm Clark as mortgagee.
T71/1378: Elizabeth Gale [sic] Vidal of Ideford, Co. of Devon awarded £1050 for 3 1/2 years arrears of annuity of £300 p.a. Estate conveyed by John H[a]yman to Wm Clark of the Triangle, Hackney, in 1830. Awardees were trustees: Mitchells for Elizabeth Gale [sic] Vidal, Kynaston and Tippler for Wm Clark.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
60
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Estate
Berkshire Hall
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
(Annuitant)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
(Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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2nd claimant
(Trustee)
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1st claimant
(Trustee)
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2nd claimant
(Trustee)
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3rd claimant
(Trustee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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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