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Counterclaimed apparently unsuccessfully for a share of the compensation in right of his wife under the will of Wm Pinder (his father-in-law).
T71/899 Barbados no. 4246A&B: claim by Wm Matson Barrow, as owner-in-fee. Counterclaim from Col. Francis Skelly Tidy, 24th Regiment of foot, in right of his wife for a legacy under the will of Wm Pinder, by his attorney Rev. Wm Lake Pinder, in the Parish of St George.
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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Spouse
Matthew [sic] Pinder
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Occupation
Soldier
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£3,705 4s 4d
Unsuccessful claimant (Legatee)
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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:
'Colonel Francis Skelly Tidy', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630811 [accessed 1st May 2024].
