23rd Jul 1838 | Enslaved | £3834 5s 4d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/894: claim by Sir Thos John Cochrane, of London (T71/1305: shows that this claim was for himself and his children, for mortgage and as heir at law).
Counterclaim by Wm. Hamilton and Archibald Bogle junior, as mortgagees.
T71/894: the number of enslaved persons is not given.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1884
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'Trinidad 1884', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/29315 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
