25th Jan 1836 | 21 Enslaved | £418 12s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 73.
Examination before a Committee of the Jamaican House of Assembly, 31/10/1834, in House of Commons Series, 'Accounts and Papers relating to Abolition of slavery' Vol I pp. 51-63: George Cragg shown as '10 years proprietor' on Bogue, St James.
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St James
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Claim No.
483
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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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St James 483', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/19257 [accessed 3rd November 2024].
