12th Oct 1835 | 51 Enslaved | £1023 19s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 53.
T71/869: claim from Josias Bowyer, Peter Gibson and George Hall, of St George, as executors and trustees of David Aitken.
T71/163 p. 46: enslaved persons registered in 1832 by Josias Bowyer.
Jamaica Almanac (1832): estate registered to the estate of David Aitkin.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
48
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Estate
Retirement
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Collected by
Davison, Crawford
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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:
'Jamaica St George 48 (Retirement)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/12979 [accessed 19th April 2024].
