28th Mar 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £935 9s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: original claim by James Godfrey, owner. Five counterclaims from local judgement creditors, all withdrawn on 16/01/1836.
T71/32 p. 4: 49 enslaved persons registered by John Aris as guardian for James Godfrey.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Spring Farm estate owned by Samuel Godfrey.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Spring Farm estate owned by the estate of Samuel Godfrey.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
71
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Estate
Spring Farm
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Contested
Yes
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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 71 (Spring Farm)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19983 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
