15th Feb 1836 | 25 Enslaved | £402 12s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 4.
T71/852: awarded to Gilbert Farquhar Matthison, Great Britain, owner-in-fee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Catherine
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Claim No.
611
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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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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