26th Oct 1835 | 259 Enslaved | £5427 6s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 5.
T71/853: claim from Wm. Jackson, of St Dorothy, as owner.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Dorothy
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Claim No.
76
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Estate
Bannister's Pen
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Collected by
Deffell, JH
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Dorothy 76 (Bannister's Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19573 [accessed 19th April 2024].
