28th Nov 1836 | 116 Enslaved | £3301 14s 0d
Parliamentary Papers p. 300.
T71/869: claim by James Shenton, as tenant in tail. Joseph Brooks Yates counterclaimed under various titles for £18249 5s 4d.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
St George
|
|
Claim No.
333
|
|
Estate
Dover Estate
|
|
Contested
Yes
|
|
Unsuccessful claimant
(Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
|
|
1st claimant
(Mortgagee)
|
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20323
[accessed 4th April 2026].
