23rd Dec 1835 | 174 Enslaved | £3569 4s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
T71/873: claim from Francis Love Beckford senior, Francis Love Beckford junior and Richard Hinchley, of Great Britain, as trustees of George William Ricketts.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): Canaan estate registered to George William Ricketts, with 207 enslaved persons.
T71/223: 179 enslaved persons were registered in 1832 by Wm. Carey, as attorney.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
395
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Estate
[New] Canaan Estate
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Collected by
Ranken, John of B&R
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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Awardee
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 James 395 ([New] Canaan Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18895 [accessed 19th April 2024].
