16th Nov 1835 | 167 Enslaved | £4498 1s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 99.
T71/880: claim by Harry (corrected from Henry) Gordon, as owner-in-fee.
T71/330 p. 87: enslaved persons were registered by Joseph Simpson, as attorney, in 1834 (no reference is made to Harry Gordon).
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Colony
Grenada
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Claim No.
703
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Estate
Observatory
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Collected by
Lang, Robert C. of NSC, CPL, RCL
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Uncontested
Yes
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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:
'Grenada 703 (Observatory)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/10454 [accessed 26th December 2024].
