2nd Nov 1835 | 233 Enslaved | £3626 12s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 81.
T71/877: claim by Bethell Walrond. Counterclaim by Charles John Manning, of New Bank Buildings, London, and the Earl of Rosslyn, as 'trustees under the marriage settlement of Bethell Walrond & Lady Jane(t) St Claire - claim the whole compensation for the above Estates'. 'Notice of counterclaim by the above parties returned with acknowledgement thereof and relinquishment of compensation money thereunder subscribed by Bethell Walrond esq.'.
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Colony
Antigua
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Claim No.
79
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Estate
Lower Walrond & Upper Walrond Estates
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Trustee)
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2nd claimant
(Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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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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