5th Nov 1838 | 114 Enslaved | £1949 7s 0d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/856: original claim by James Sadler, St Mary, owner-in-fee. 'John Sheppard Swindon Wilts' counterclaimed ''as Trustee by virtue of Indenture made on the marriage of James and Lucy Sadler 28 Jany 1818 for £10,000'. James Sadler 'by Lucy Sadler wife and agent' admitted the counterclaim on 23/09/1835. 2nd trustee added.
T71/1179: original parties to indenture were John Sheppard, Lucy Kibblewhite, William Kibblewhite (of Liddiard Millicent, Wiltshire, Lucy's father and since deceased), James Kibblewhite (of Gray's Inn Place) and George Kibblewhite (of Gray's Inn Place, since deceased).
The Tourist: A Literary and Anti-slavery Journal 14/01/1833, p. 164: report about Alexander Kelly, an enslaved person on Wey Hill, who was flogged to death in punishment for refusing to obey an order in late 1832, with the apparent consent of his manager Alexander Gilzean (q.v.).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
94
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Estate
Weyhill
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Mary 94 (Weyhill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22657 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
