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Widow of Matthew Montague (q.v.), from whom she inherited 'slave-property' in Jamaica for whom her executrix claimed compensation.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Maiden Name
Parker
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Spouse
Matthew Montague
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£931 11s 6d
Beneficiary deceased (Tenant-for-life)
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1834 [EA] - → Previous owner
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1829 [EA] - → Owner
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Widow → Deceased Husband
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Hotwells, Clifton, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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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:
'Elizabeth Montague (née Parker)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146638279 [accessed 22nd January 2025].
