21st Mar 1836 | 1 Enslaved | £19 10s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 36.
T71/862: awarded to Eliza Grant Shaw, owner-in-fee, absentee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Kingston
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Claim No.
1755
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Kingston 1755', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17022 [accessed 26th November 2024].
