4th Apr 1836 | 260 Enslaved | £13522 6s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 117.
T71/885: claim by William Nicolson, as owner. Counterclaim from A.R. Hollingsworth, as the attorney of W.H. Austin, executor of John Tapin; counterclaim from J.T. & A. Douglas & Co, merchants, by their attorneys Robert Semple & Co, as mortgagees for £21,700.
T71/445 p. 337 (out of sequence in the re-bound volume): William Nicolson made a return in 1834 in his own name. In 1819, Andrew Gallaway had registered 140 people on Enfield the property of Douglas, Gallaway & co. (q.v.).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
157
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Estate
Enfield and Nomen Nescio
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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1st claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
Andrew Gallaway registered 140 enslaved people on Enfield in 1819, property of Douglas, Gallaway.
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
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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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