23rd Dec 1835 | 4 Enslaved | £108 16s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from William Wilson and Eleanor Wilson (his wife), of Scotland, as owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
350
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Estate
Mt Vernon
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 James 350 (Mt Vernon)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18867 [accessed 19th April 2024].
