21st Dec 1835 | 93 Enslaved | £1737 12s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 54.
T71/869: claim from Adam Gray, of St George, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
328
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Estate
Cottage Plantation
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Collected by
Smith, Archibald of J Smith, A Smith and R McCurran(?)
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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 St George 328 (Cottage Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17672 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
