4th Apr 1836 | 102 Enslaved | £1876 1s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 298.
T71/866: claim from Catherine Robertson Davies, on behalf of herself and her son. Counterclaims were withdrawn.
T71/144 p. 74: Catherine Robertson Davies registered 103 enslaved persons in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St David
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Claim No.
10
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Estate
New Battle
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Contested
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 David 10 (New Battle)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22078 [accessed 18th April 2024].
