21st Dec 1835 | 317 Enslaved | £5873 18s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 57.
T71/870: claim from John Barham, of London, as owner devisee under the will of John [sic] Foster Barham.
Jamaica Almanac (1818-1833): Island and Windsor estates registered to Joseph Foster Barham.
1818-1833 JA show Joseph Foster Barham for Island and Windsor. This claim is assumed to be for both estates.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
366
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Estate
Island
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Collected by
Barham, J.
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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 Elizabeth 366 (Island)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17631 [accessed 25th November 2024].
