18th Jan 1836 | 492 Enslaved | £26754 17s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 133.
T71/433 p. 2016: enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by John Croal, as joint proprietor with Peter Rose.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2508
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Estate
Lima (?)
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Collected by
Charles Stewart Parker of Parker, Tinne, Sandbach
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 2508 (Lima (?))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7626 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
