17th Apr 1837 | 114 Enslaved | £2062 16s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 285.
T71/852: awarded to John Blair and Samuel B. Hilton, trustees of the late John Hanson.
See also St Catherine claim no. 597.
Counterclaim from Elizabeth Williams Hanson of the parish of St Catherine, widow, for £400 currency annuity in lieu of dower under marriage settlement of 1793.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Catherine
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Claim No.
596
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Estate
Hanson's Pen [probably aka Salt Pond Pen]
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Annuitant)
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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 Catherine 596 (Hanson's Pen [probably aka Salt Pond Pen])', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14981 [accessed 25th April 2024].
