18th Jan 1836 | 96 Enslaved | £2156 5s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 64.
T71/871: claim from Thomas McNeel, as executor for Wm. Morris Spencer, of Westmoreland (the claimant).
T71/188 p. 63: Thomas McNeel registered 64 enslaved persons, as owner, in 1832.
T71/188 p. 232: Wm. Morris registered 74 enslaved persons in 1832, as proprietor.
See also Westmoreland claim no. 542.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
486
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Estate
Woodstock
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Collected by
Pownall, Geo (?) of GP, Beckford & Ranken
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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 Westmoreland 486 (Woodstock)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/15752 [accessed 26th December 2024].
