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Inferred to have been the son of James Dawes of Rock Spring I (q.v.) and the father of Basilia Dawes II, the wife of Sir James Duff (q.v.).
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1781 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Previous owner
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1781 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Previous owner
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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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'James Dawes of Rock Spring II', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650639
[accessed 4th April 2026].
