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Ann Gibbons of Ardagh near Newport County Mayo, applied to the Commissioners and travelled to London in pursuit of the compensation for the enslaved people on Rosemount in St Andrew Jamaica. Author of a vivid Memorial setting out her claims as widow of Peter Gibbons.
T71/865 St Andrew no. 254. T71/1594 p 70 3/6/1837 letter to Mrs Ann Gibbons, 5 Richards Buildings Shoe Lane: it's too late 'under the circumstances, it is not in the power of the Commission to afford you any relief.' T71/1607 1/6/1837 Memorial from Ann Gibbons of Ardagh nr Newport in the county of Mayo:
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Children
Sabina
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£2,372 5s 7d
Unsuccessful claimant (Legatee)
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Ardagh, Newport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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:
'Ann Gibbons', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 21st September 2024].
