2nd Nov 1835 | 111 Enslaved | £292 7s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 24.
Jamaica Almanac (1831): Scotia, Duff House, Woodlands and Caledonia estates registered to Robert Crawford.
Jamaica Almanac (1838): estates registered to Robert Crawford (deceased).
Times 17/09/1817 p. 3: shows the death of Robert Allen Crawford, the eldest son of Robert Crawford Esq., of Devonshire Square, London.
See also Manchester claim nos. 46, 55 and 87.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
157
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Estate
[Caledonia?]
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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 Manchester 157 ([Caledonia?])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15520 [accessed 26th April 2024].
