26th Oct 1835 | 56 Enslaved | £1192 15s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 7.
T71/854: claim from John Blair, as the executor of Wm. Muir (deceased).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
138
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Estate
St Clair Plantation
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Collected by
Donaldson, W.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 John 138 (St Clair Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19637 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
