28th Sep 1835 | 242 Enslaved | £4779 17s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 5.
T71/853: claim from Ralph Bernal, of 'St Dorothy', as owner in fee.
Times 13/02/1855 p. 12: sale of the Bernal Collection at auction in 1855 shows Ralph Bernal as an MP.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Dorothy
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Claim No.
19
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Estate
Cherry Garden
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Collected by
Bernal, Ralph
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Uncontested
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 Dorothy 19 (Cherry Garden)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20577 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
