11th Apr 1836 | 28 Enslaved | £607 16s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 183.
T71/561 p. 58: Thomas Ellis registered 28 enslaved persons.
Kathleen Mary Butler, The Economics of Emancipation: Jamaica and Barbados 1823-1843 (Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, 1995): man of colour Thomas Ellis owned Clement (renamed Ellis) Castle in 1837. By 1842 he owned Cane Field and Dalby.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
2118
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Collected by
Montefiore, J atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
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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'Barbados 2118', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].
