6th Feb 1837 | 23 Enslaved | £448 6s 4d
T71/891: claim by James Mitchell Stewart, heir at law of Archibald Stewart by Harriet Stewart, guardian. Counterclaim by Elizabeth Wightman, John Argyll Robertson, Abraham Home , James Auchinlech Cheyne and Alexander Robertson as trustees of Elizabeth Robertson, only daughter and heir at law of Charles Wightman, mortgagees and judgement creditors for £2239 17s 71/2d.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
24
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Estate
Lambeau's
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
(Heir-at-law)
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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1st claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Guardian)
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2nd claimant
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3rd claimant
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3rd claimant
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3rd claimant
(Trustee)
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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/28050
[accessed 4th April 2026].
