21st May 1836 | 32 Enslaved | £576 14s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/857: claim by John J. Steer, St Ann, owner in reversion. Counterclaim from 'Rev. Robert Steer St Thomas-in-the-Vale, assignee of Ann Steer, the tenant for life and Jas Thos Steer Remnant [?] in fee'.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
29
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Estate
Bradfield
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Assignee)
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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 29 (Bradfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/17997 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
