15th May 1837 | 6 Enslaved | £124 15s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 301.
The award was split: £62 13s 8d went to Archer & Guy; £62 1s 4d went to D.C. Mullings.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Elizabeth
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Claim No.
181
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee
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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 Elizabeth 181', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14584 [accessed 27th April 2024].
