11th Jan 1836 | 32 Enslaved | £658 9s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 6.
T71/854: counterclaim from Alexander Barclay, as 'assignee of the whole compensation'. John Aris (the owner and original claimant) admitted Alexander Barclay's counterclaim on 15/12/1835. The award was made on 11/01/1836. Letter, recieved 17/02/1836, from the Assistant Board stating: it's under consideration. Report of Assistant Commissioners, dated 30/03/1836, stating: 'it appears that the counter claimant is entitled to the whole of the compensation money'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
60
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Estate
Lime Walk
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Collected by
Ranken, John of JR and Thos East.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Assignee)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Jamaica St John 60 (Lime Walk)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12602 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
