26th Mar 1838 | 14 Enslaved | £2770 17s 3d
T71/906: initial claimant Pierre St Aubin de Romieux (awarded 拢546 13s 7d). Successful counterclaim from Sir Charles Cockerell & Co, mortgagees under mortgage dated 28th January 1831 for 74 enslaved persons (awarded 拢2224 3s 8d). Plaines Wilem.
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Mauritius
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Claim No.
5271
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'Mauritius 5271', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
