25th Mar 1839 | 13 Enslaved | £240 2s 3d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
Details are given in T71/872.
T71/1608: letter from David Grant, stating that James Scarlett Hine has a life interest; the remainder belongs to his daughter and only child. David Grant and David Jamieson, a merchant of London Wall, are to be trustees.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
191
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Uncontested
Yes
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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 Hanover 191', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19368 [accessed 19th May 2024].
