No Date | 92 Enslaved | £1656 5s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 291.
T71/857: awarded to Hilton Spalding, receiver in case of Spalding et al,. vs Shand et al.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Hopewell estate the property of William Shand.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
204
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Estate
Hopewell
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Receiver)
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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 Ann 204 (Hopewell)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/24740 [accessed 15th September 2024].
