9th Nov 1835 | 336 Enslaved | £6379 12s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 48.
T71/867: claim by Charles Scott, St Thomas-in-the-East, attorney to trustees of Lady Cooper.
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey, The West Indies in 1837 (London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1838) p. lxviii: critical commentary across a standard range of issues, no ownership identified.
Jamaica Almanacs (1828 and 1833): Duckenfield estate owned by Priscilla Franks; 1824 owned by Jacob Franks.
See http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/a96e94d2-63da-44c7-97c2-a00772554ec4 for more on this estate.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey
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Claim No.
114
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Estate
Duckenfield Hall
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Collected by
Hankey, J.Alexander of Thomson Hankey, JAH, + 1 [illeg.]
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Beneficiary
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Awardee
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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-East, Surrey 114 (Duckenfield Hall)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24495 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
