12th Jun 1837 | 83 Enslaved | £1354 12s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 321. T71/891: claim by John Glanville owner-in-fee. Counterclaims by Thomas Griffith of Kew [sic = New] Place, Southampton, executor of Thomas Griffith the elder, surviving partner of Thomas Wickham, judgement creditor; Crawford Davison, London merchant, mortgagee for £7819 13s 1d as per account made up to 12 August 1834 subject to a credit for sugars. Cobb, Cahill, and Loughnan were executors of Crawford Davison the elder.
T71/1304: a further £318 3s 2d was awarded to F. Cobb on 06/02/1838.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
20
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Estate
Friendsfield
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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:
'Tobago 20 (Friendsfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/27697 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
