4th Apr 1836 | 53 Enslaved | £995 11s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
T71/871: claim from John Dobson, of Manchester, as the executor of John Dobson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
514
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Estate
Chilton Pen
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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 Westmoreland 514 (Chilton Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22170 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
