30th Nov 1840 | 24 Enslaved | £591 4s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/870: claim by Ann Byrne, of St Elizabeth, as tenant in tail. Ann Byrne petitioned to pay compensation to Edmund Frances Green and John Bloxam Elin, upon the trusts under the will of Wm. Shaw. John Bloxam Elin declined to serve, thus Charles Green was added.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
696
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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:
'Jamaica St Elizabeth 696', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21912 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
