7th Mar 1836 | 45 Enslaved | £856 19s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 55.
T71/870: claim by Wm. Samuel Witter, of St Elizabeth, as guardian to Powell Witter. Reason for award as given is unclear (trustee?).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
83
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Estate
Fairfield
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Collected by
Cohen, Hymen
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (Guardian)
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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 Elizabeth 83 (Fairfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23569 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
