2nd May 1836 | 31 Enslaved | £460 11s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 322. T71/892: Charles Kirby and Edw Jackson claimed as owners-in-fee. Counterclaims against Edward Jackson's moiety from Wm Laborde and Warner Ottley. Half the compensation (i.e. £460 11s 6d) went to the Court of Chancery. [Edward Jackson of Palmiste Park had died c. 1830, raising the question of Edw. Jackson ostensibly claiming].
T71/500 p. 143: enslaved persons registered to Charles Kirby and Edward Jackson by Ann Gorst and Chas Kirby in 1834.
See next claim, a 2nd record under St Vincent 579: the two claims appear to cover two complementary awards for the same 31 enslaved people
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Colony
St Vincent
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Claim No.
579
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Estate
Retreat Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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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 Vincent 579 (Retreat Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27102 [accessed 24th December 2024].
