7th Nov 1836 | 143 Enslaved | £2771 8s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
T71/855: original claim by John Hayman owner. Counterclaims from Elizabeth Gale [sic] Vidal as annuitant and from Wm Clark as mortgagee.
T71/1378: Elizabeth Gale [sic] Vidal of Ideford, Co. of Devon awarded £1050 for 3 1/2 years arrears of annuity of £300 p.a. Estate conveyed by John H[a]yman to Wm Clark of the Triangle, Hackney, in 1830. Awardees were trustees: Mitchells for Elizabeth Gale [sic] Vidal, Kynaston and Tippler for Wm Clark.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
60
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Estate
Berkshire Hall
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Annuitant)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 Thomas-in-the-Vale 60 (Berkshire Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23100 [accessed 31st December 2024].
