4th Apr 1836 | 76 Enslaved | £1512 2s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/857: claim by John Mais, trustee and executor Jacques Sicard deceased, late of St Ann. Counterclaim from The Honble John Mais, St Andrew, mortgagee in fee and judgement creditor. 'John Mais admits counterclaim of John Mais of St Andrew'[!]
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
82
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Estate
York Castle Plantation
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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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 Ann 82 (York Castle Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22065 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
