27th Nov 1837 | Enslaved | £114 6s 4d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/852: claim by Elizabeth Valentine, owner. Counterclaim from M. Clare, Eliza Clare and John Gale Vidal, judgement creditors; and from D. Saa judgement creditor. Award split: £91 16s 6d to Hugh Halkett, Margaret Halket (previously Mclare); Eliza Clare and John Gale Vidal. £22 9s 8d to D. Saa on 06/07/1840.
See also St Catherine claim nos. 199, 200 and 201 for more M.Clare/E.Clare claims and identification with Sir Michael Benignus Clare.
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Jamaica
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St Catherine
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Claim No.
245
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Judgement creditor)
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Catherine 245', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19862 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
