31st Dec 1798 - 1874
Daughter of Robert French of Antigua and Sarah Lee his wife. Beneficiary of awards for 2 large estates in Antigua as an heir to the estate of R. French. (The trustee was her husband Robert Grant).
T71/877 Antigua claim nos. 42 (Eliotts) and 88 ((Cochrane's, St Paul's). Langford Vere Oliver, History of the Island of Antigua (London, Mitchell and Hughes, 1894) Vol. 1 pp. 272-277, 'Pedigree of French'.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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Maiden Name
French
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Spouse
Robert Grant
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Children
William Henry
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Wealth at death
£30
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£3,353 12s 4d
Beneficiary
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£2,322 12s 0d
Beneficiary
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Daughter → Mother
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Daughter → Father
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Sister → Brother
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Sister → Brother
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Wife → Husband
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5 Ledbury Road, Bayswater, London, Middlesex, London, England
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Jane Kelsick Grant (née French)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146631454 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
