Rose Backford added land to the existing Offley Holes estate in Hertfordshire in 1791. He had purchased it before 1781. He mortgaged the estate to Robert Curling c. 1795. Under the will of a later Robert Curling (d. 1894) a house called Offley Holes House was built to designs by W.A. Lucas. The house burnt down in 1919.
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Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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.
