19th Dec 1838 | 8 Enslaved | £227 11s 8d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/873: claim by John Greenwood, of St James, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Richard Barrett, as remainderman. Adjudicated to Richard Barrett by Assistant Commissioner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
650
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Estate
Dunns Hole Wharf
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Contested
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 James 650 (Dunns Hole Wharf)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16180 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
