21st Mar 1836 | 96 Enslaved | £4333 16s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 168.
T71/894 James William Freshfield and John Beadnell, owners-in-fee [sic]. James William Freshfield, 9 Upper Wimpole St, and Moor Place, Betchworth, Dorking.
T71/519 p. 2410: owned by Smith Payne and Smiths, registered by Duncan McBean their attorney, late the property of Manning & Anderdon [up from 43 slaves previous return].
T71/1080: claim shows James William Freshfield and John Beadnell as owners-in-fee, note says slaves tranferred to them by Smith Payne and Smiths under indenture of lease and release on 03/11/1823 [sic].
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1661
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Estate
Brechin Castle Estate
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Collected by
Freshfield, JW and John Beadnell
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Trinidad 1661 (Brechin Castle Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28845 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
