30th Jan 1836 | 113 Enslaved | £1939 13s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: claim by James McQueen and A. Macdonnell, as owners in fee by virtue of a decree of foreclosure in Chancery. Counterclaims from Reid Irving on this claim and on St Kitts claim no. 743, as mortgagees
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
744
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Estate
Belle Vue
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Contested
Yes
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Deceased claimant successful
(Owner-in-fee)
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1st claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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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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