13th Mar 1837 | 164 Enslaved | £3412 10s 9d
Parliamentary Papers p. 287.
James Berney Bourdieu & William Bourdieu vs William Bromley & others. Initial claim by James Berney Bourdieu, Great Britain, executor of John Bourdieu and devisee in trust. Counterclaim from Emily Bourdieu ('£5000 with a small arrears of interest') and John Henry Bourdieu ('Claims the Estate as Heir and Devisee of his father subject to the above [i.e. his sister's Emily's] claim'. James Berney Bourdieu admitted the claim of Emily Bourdieu.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Thomas-in-the-Vale
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Claim No.
301
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Estate
Hoghole Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Legatee)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (Legatee)
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Claimants in List E or Chancery cases (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 St Thomas-in-the-Vale 301 (Hoghole Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13333 [accessed 2nd May 2024].
