2nd Apr 1838 | 21 Enslaved | £477 8s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/857: claim by Michael Smith and Elizabeth his wife, owners-in-fee. Counterclaim by John Higginbottom as judgement creditor. Two other counterclaims. Appeal to Privy Council, dismissed.
T71/1592: counterclaim from Catherine Russell of Edinburgh.
See also St Ann claim nos. 410 and 420.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
901
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Estate
Lime Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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 Ann 901 (Lime Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16637 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
