30th Nov 1835 | 249 Enslaved | £13075 11s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 120.
T71/885: claim from William Shand and Alexander Simpson, as owners.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
547
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Estate
Pln Ogle
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Collected by
Shand, Wm. pro & atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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1st claimant
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2nd 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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