Offices Held |
Commissioner of the Board of Control1832 - 1834 Board of Control: established by Pitt in 1784 India Act to oversee affairs of the East India Company. Admin struture included the President, Secretary and Commissioners. The Board was abolished in 1858 with the abolition of the EIC. |
Secretary to the Board of Control1835 - 1839 |
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.
