Insurance (Insurance)
In 1822 the Pelican advertised an election for a director to replace John Brickwood deceased.
London Gazette 17831 2 July 1822 p. 1099.
Life assurance company established in 1797 by the Phoenix Fire Assurance Co. (with which it merged in 1907).
Maurice Ogborn, Equitable Assurances: The Story of Life Assurance, p. 135.
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.
