4th Apr 1836 | 7 Enslaved | £253 19s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim from W.H. Austin, as the executor of John Tapin.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
475
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 475', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8948 [accessed 19th April 2024].
