12th Oct 1835 | 2 Enslaved | £24 18s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 61.
See also Westmoreland claim no. 276.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
52
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Westmoreland 52', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13148 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
