12th Oct 1835 | 44 Enslaved | £894 6s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 51.
T71/915 p. 108: claim from William Brooks King, of Kingston, as executor of Thomas King.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
7
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Estate
Egg Hill
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Collected by
Mitchell, Rowland
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Portland 7 (Egg Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12799 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
