British Guiana 493 (Pln Welgelegen)

Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates

7^th Dec 1835 | 146 Enslaved | £7619 4s 4d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

Parliamentary Papers p. 118.

T71/885: 'the said Henrietta Sophia and Caroline, being the two daughters and co-heiresses of Paul Benfield, Esq. Deceased'.

Further Information

Colony

British Guiana

Claim No.

493

Estate

Pln Welgelegen

Collected by

Dimond, Chas Palmer

Uncontested

Yes

Associated Individuals (5)

Associated Estates (1)

Pln Welgelegen [ British Guiana ]

Further Information

People of Interest

Richard Walker

9^th Oct 1760 - 1801

Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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/9057 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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