14th Mar 1836 | 81 Enslaved | £1093 0s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 292.
T71/859: claim by James Shenton and the Olivers as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim by Joseph Brooks Yates as mortgagee for £18249 5s 4d against one-third of compensation monies. Award made: 1/3rd to Yates, 2/3rd to Olivers.
Jamaica Almanac (1838): Longville estate registered to R. Long decased, 81 apprentices.
Jamaica Almanac (1824): Longville estate registered to the heirs of Samuel Long.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Longville not shown, the heirs of R. Long shown as owners of 94 enslaved persons.
T71/1187: counterclaim identifies Olivers of Great Britain.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Clarendon
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Claim No.
404
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Estate
Longville
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Clarendon 404 (Longville)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14390 [accessed 31st December 2024].
