20th Feb 1836 | 21 Enslaved | £324 6s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 311.
T71/879: claim by Hugh Ryley Semper. Counterclaim by Nevile Reid and John Dixon. Counterclaim by James William Freshfield and James William Freshfield junior, and Charles Kaye Freshfield, lien for law charges for £402 15s 4d (withdrawn).
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Colony
St Kitts
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Claim No.
592
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Estate
Belle Tete
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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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:
'St Kitts 592 (Belle Tete)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25658 [accessed 2nd December 2024].
