25th Jan 1836 | 182 Enslaved | £3466 8s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 72.
393A - £1733 4s 4d went to Harrison; 393B - £866 12s 2d went to Atherton; 393C - £866 12s 2d went to Fielden.
T71/873: claim by William Harrison, of London, as owner for a moiety. Claim from Rich. Willis and Eleanora Atherton, as owners in fee of a moiety.
Jamaica Almanac (1828): estate registered to William Peatt Litt and the heirs of E. Atherton, with 179 enslaved persons, 475 stock.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
393A-C
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Estate
Spring Vale Pen
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Collected by
Harrison, W (A); WEOLiver of Leblanc Oliver (B&C)
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Uncontested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Awardee
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Awardee
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Awardee (Trustee)
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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 James 393A-C (Spring Vale Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19272 [accessed 23rd April 2024].
