23rd Nov 1835 | 57 Enslaved | £981 11s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 10.
T71/856: claim by Edward Pope, Kingston, tenant for life. Charles Richard Bigge of Ludgate Hill and William Batly of Brompton row [London], appointed Trustees by the Board to invest the compensation monies for the benefit of the parties accrdg ..to the will of Maria[?] Jane Pope dated 29 September 1820.
See also St Mary claim no. 406.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) shows Maria Jane Pope owned Decoy, Hazard and Swallowfield[sic] estates.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) shows John Crossman as owner of Decoy Estate & Pen, Hazard, Windsor Castle and Smailfield estates.
T71/952: claim by Edward Pope of Kingston as tenant for life and with power to appoint the estate in remainder among his children.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
33
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Estate
Smailfield Plantation
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Collected by
Bigge, Charles Richard
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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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 Mary 33 (Smailfield Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18565 [accessed 19th April 2024].
