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John Dakers of St Andrew, carpenter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1775. Slave-ownership at probate: 2 of whom 0 were listed as male and 2 as female. 1 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £710 Jamaican currency of which £40 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £621 currency debts and £0 currency plate.
The will of John Dakers of St Andrew, carpenter, was proved in Jamaica, 04/08/1774.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
LOS 41.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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Occupation
Carpenter
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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:
'John Dakers', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662961 [accessed 19th May 2024].
