1st Aug 1836 | 107 Enslaved | £1848 2s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: claim by John Benjamin Waterson, as owner. Counterclaim by Horatio Adlam and Edward Hardtman, as mortgagees.
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
676
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Estate
Middle Island
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'St Kitts 676 (Middle Island)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25304 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
