5th Dec 1836 | 102 Enslaved | £1967 3s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
The award was split: £120 went to Tousalin; £1847 3s 9d went to Spence.
T71/871: claim by Samuel Spence, as the executor of Peter Ferguson (deceased). A. M. Touzalin 'claims 7 of the above slaves under deed of conveyance dated 4th April 1835 from James Gowdie [sp?], who purchased them from Catherine Ferguson, colegatee of James Ferguson'. Claims also by Ferguson family members under the will of James Ferguson, and a claim by Maria J. Ferguson for dower.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
512
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Estate
Clifden
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Other association
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Westmoreland 512 (Clifden)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22704 [accessed 19th April 2024].
