8th Feb 1836 | 39 Enslaved | £746 15s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 69.
T71/915 p. 51: shows James Deans, of Hanover, as Manager under the Court of Chancery in England.
T71/872: claim from James Deans, of Hanover, as owner-in-fee.
See also Hanover claim no. 507.
T71/198 p. 212: James Deans registered 34 enslaved persons, as owner, in 1832.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
506
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Estate
Wellington
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Collected by
Greig, J.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Hanover 506 (Wellington)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23812 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
