23rd Jan 1836 | 172 Enslaved | £3142 18s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: claim by Hugh Donald Mackay, one of the residuary devisees under the will of Hector Mackay deceased. Counterclaim from 'Aeneas Barkly with the concurrence of H. Davidson and Wm. Davidson', mortgagees in fee for £12898 11s with interest from 31 May 1835.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
117
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Estate
Airy Mount
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Contested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Residuary Legatee)
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Awardee
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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 Thomas-in-the-Vale 117 (Airy Mount)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18244 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
