5th Dec 1836 | 9 Enslaved | £344 9s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 214.
T71/902: trustees of minors Cyprien Bausse, Porphine Bausse and Hypolite Bausse. Claim originally represented by Blyth, Danford and Houghton. Port Louis.
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Colony
Mauritius
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Claim No.
1937
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Uncontested
Yes
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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:
'Mauritius 1937', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/2120005758 [accessed 9th May 2024].
