20th Jan 1836 | 233 Enslaved | £4779 12s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 299.
T71/867: claim by Kenneth McPherson, proprietor.
T71/1200: counterclaim by 'William Jegon and George Rutherford of London Merchants by Chas Anderson St Thomas-in-the-Vale their attorney, mortgagees and judgement creditors for £10,000'. The mortgage was from 28/07/1823; assigned on 27/07/1824 and 28/07/1824; reassignment 01/02/1828. Assignment in trust 12/02/1828. Release 8 Oct 1828. Judgement Oct 1828.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
541
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Estate
Mt Vernon
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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 Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 541 (Mt Vernon)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16699 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
