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Slave-owner on Barbados, but of Brentwood Essex when he made his will in 1803. Identified as the nephew of Lord Harewood and of the High House, Brentwood Essex on his death in 1803.
Gentleman's Monthly Miscellany Vol. I issues 1-5 (1803) p. 194.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Spouse
Mary
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Children
Edward Lascelles
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£1,242 15s 11d
Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Previous owner
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Previous owner
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Father → Son
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Nephew → Uncle
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Brentwood, Essex, South-east 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:
'Gedney or Gidney Clarke of Brentwood', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146639261 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
