30th Nov -0001 | 175 Enslaved | £8635 6s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 319. Inferred to be Henrietta
T71/887: claim from Charles Bean and John Lane, sequestrators of the property of G. Timmerman esq. Counterclaims included the Baillies, as assignees of a mortgage for £10,000.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2542
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Estate
Henrietta
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Sequestrator)
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Awardee (Sequestrator)
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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 2542 (Henrietta)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/9423 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
