22nd Feb 1836 | 248 Enslaved | £6438 13s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 155.
T71/892: claim by James A. Gordon owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by Sir Wm. Abdy etc as owners-in-fee.
Times 02/06/1859 Chancery p.11: James A. Gordon's will stipulated every legatee was to contribute 1 per cent of legacies to Horatio Nelson's daughter Mrs Horatia Ward and her children.
T71/500 p. 99: enslaved persons registered by Fairbairn for James A. Gordon in 1834.
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
549
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Estate
Fair Hall
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Collected by
Drummond, C (?) of Drummonds
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1st claimant
All 4 counterclaimants were described as owners-in-fee.
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2nd claimant
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3rd claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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3rd claimant
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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/27334
[accessed 4th April 2026].
