23rd Oct 1837 | 16 Enslaved | £352 6s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288. Awardees were trustees for William Burrage's wife.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
399
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 Mary 399', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18280 [accessed 4th November 2024].
