11th Jan 1836 | 3 Enslaved | £145 0s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 131.
T71/887: claim from the Board of Directors of the Church & Poor fund.
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2243
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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:
'British Guiana 2243', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7052 [accessed 16th November 2024].
