17th Oct 1836 | 16 Enslaved | £397 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 313.
T71/881: claim by Chas. Gibbons Hobson. Counterclaim by John Charles Constable, as cestui que trust under an assignment of judgement.
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Colony
Dominica
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Claim No.
277
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Estate
Try Again & Resource
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Contested
Yes
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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:
'Dominica 277 (Try Again & Resource)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8805 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
