9th Nov 1835 | 317 Enslaved | £5850 3s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 53.
T71/869: claim from John Bell, of St George, as owner-in-fee.
T71/163 p. 56: John Bell registered 328 enslaved persons in 1832.
T71/163 p. 54: John Bell registered 15 enslaved persons in 1832, as executor for Edward Skyers.
T71/163 p. 55: enslaved persons registered by John Bell, as attorney to the guardian of the heirs of Hosack.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
135
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Estate
Woodstock Estate
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Collected by
Forsyth, Jas.
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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 St George 135 (Woodstock Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24412 [accessed 24th April 2024].
