No Dates
Franklin (or Francklin) was indicted for illegally transporting 14 enslaved people from Barbados to Trinidad in April 1819. He claimed falsely that they were domestic servants. The associated correspondence of December 1830 dealing with the case are in the National Archives and include correspondence from James Stephen, legal adviser, proceedings of customs officers in carrying into effect the law for the abolition of the slave trade, and a memorial of Mr Evelyn JP concerning an action brought against him by W J Franklyn for false imprisonment.
TNA: CO28/106, pp. 30-71.
Name in compensation records
William J. Francklin
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£66 0s 6d
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£60 4s 0d
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£29 2s 7d
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£106 16s 1d
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£71 17s 11d
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - → Owner
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- 1823 [LA] → Owner
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- 1810 [EY] → Joint owner
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Business associates
Notes →
Co-owners of an estate in Barbados and probably...
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