18th Jan 1836 | 14 Enslaved | £758 4s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 133.
NDO4/8: the second claimant was probably John Langley.
T71/887: claim from Samuel Orford and Langley, as owner-in-fee.
T71/1057: the claim was signed by Samuel Orford.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2482
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Estate
Westfield
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Collected by
Murray, Thos
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 2482 (Westfield)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7604 [accessed 15th November 2024].
