14th Dec 1835 | 33 Enslaved | £699 10s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 9.
T71/855: awarded to William [deleted] G. Pollard Burton, St Thomas-in-the-Vale, owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
308
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Estate
Wakey Hill
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Collected by
Burton, H.
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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 St Thomas-in-the-Vale 308 (Wakey Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14336 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
