21st Mar 1836 | 48 Enslaved | £936 4s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 60.
T71/870: claim from John Drummond, of Great Britain, as trustee of Joseph Royal [sic]. A note states: 'registry is by...an attorney to the TRUSTEES of Royal - and is claimed a sole trustee'.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to Joseph Royal (deceased).
Jamaica Almanac (1826): estate registered to the estate of Joseph Royal.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
818
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Estate
Lower Works Pen
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Previous owner (not making a claim)
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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 Elizabeth 818 (Lower Works Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16913 [accessed 5th February 2025].
