4th Jul 1836 | 18 Enslaved | £418 11s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 289.
T71/857: claim by Eleanor Baldwin Parke as tenant for life. 'Petition in form of counterclaim by Wm Parke as Remainderman under will of Wm Parke decd.'
T71/1181: Wm Parke had omitted to file claim as remainderman.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
23
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Estate
Hermitage
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 23 (Hermitage)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22198 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
