5th Oct 1835 | 522 Enslaved | £10894 15s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 19.
T71/858: claim from John Morant, of England, as owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Vere
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Claim No.
61
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Estate
Bog Estate
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Collected by
Morant, John
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Vere 61 (Bog Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21806 [accessed 24th April 2024].
