30th Nov 1835 | 143 Enslaved | £7888 14s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim by Hermanus Volkman, Abraham van Ketwick and Albert Voombergh. Abraham van Ketwick died; Albert Voombergh alone was entitled to the compensation.
T71/1252: shows Albert Voombergh as the son of Dirk van Voombergh, a merchant of Amsterdam.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
514
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Estate
Pln Zorg and Hoop
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Collected by
Guitard, AJ
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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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