30th Nov 1838 | 232 Enslaved | £4501 5s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 152.
T71/891: claim by Sir Michael Bruce, Stonehouse. Counterclaim from John Gordon of Newton in Aberdeenshire. Counterclaim from Nathaniel Mason of Red Lion Square, administrator for Nathaniel Mason of Tobago, mortgagee, for the supposed amount of £30,000. Transferred by Accountant General under order of the Privy Council on 30/11/1838.
T71/491 p. 75: enslaved persons registered on Shirvan by the manager Henry Wilson in 1834.
See also Tobago claim nos. 7, 13, 17, 28 and 73.
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Colony
Tobago
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Claim No.
9
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Estate
Shirvan
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Unsuccessful claimant (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:
'Tobago 9 (Shirvan)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28042 [accessed 27th December 2024].
