14th Nov 1836 | 53 Enslaved | £2814 11s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 324.
1649 (out of sequence in Parliamentary Papers) £2760 7s 4d to Robert Neilson. Balance is a deduction for the illegal importing of 8 slaves (total claim was for 61 slaves).
T71/519 p. 2303: enslaved persons registered by John Wilson as agent for Robert Neilson.
T71/1275: counterclaim from Wm Gibbons, merchant of Bristol.
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Colony
Trinidad
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Claim No.
1649
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Estate
Lodge Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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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:
'Trinidad 1649 (Lodge Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/28437 [accessed 26th December 2024].
