29th May 1837 | 25 Enslaved | £544 9s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: claim by Edward Plunkett, of St Andrew, as owner-in-fee. Joseph Gordon acted as executor.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
355
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Estate
Hermitage
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Andrew 355 (Hermitage)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21370 [accessed 24th November 2024].
