28th Mar 1836 | 75 Enslaved | £1466 12s 5d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
The award was split: £1185 7s 10d went to Fowles; £280 14s 7d went to the Clachers.
T71/915 p. 70: shows John Fowles for Portland claim no. 190, as owner-in-fee, and for several claims in Kingston. John S. Clachar was owner in right of his wife Mary Jane. John Fowles was a trustee and judgement creditor for £1408 1s 10d from Feb 1827.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Portland
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Claim No.
34
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Estate
Newport
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Portland 34 (Newport)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20372 [accessed 18th April 2024].
