27th Jun 1836 | 43 Enslaved | £1922 19s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 168.
T71/894: awarded to Benjamin Greig and Alexander McGregor of Glasgow, trustees in possession.
T71/519 p. 2363: enslaved persons registered by John Losh for the trustees of the heirs of A. Richie in 1834.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1645
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Estate
Perseverance
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Collected by
Eccles, Robt
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 1645 (Perseverance)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/29469 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
