28th May 1838 | 8 Enslaved | £115 0s 8d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/854: claim by Grace Halhead, as owner. Counterclaim from three Brodbelts, as judgment creditors.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St John
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Claim No.
283A & B
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Estate
Paradise
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Contested
Yes
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1st claimant
(Judgement creditor)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Owner-in-fee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
(Judgement creditor)
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
(Judgement creditor)
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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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