East Prospect Estate

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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
- 1742 [EY] → Owner
1802 [SY] - 1813 [EY] → Trustee and Executor
1802 [SY] - 1854 [EY] → Trust beneficiary
1762 [EA] - 1802 [EY] → Owner
1802 [EA] - → Trustee
1834 [EA] - → Trustee
1834 [EA] - → Trustee
1839 [EA] - → Attorney

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£4,442 13S 1D

Estate Information (58)

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1752
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of John Blair Esq. deceased in St. Thomas in the East. Account of the rents, profits, produce and proceeds of the estate come to the hands of Peter Furnell factor to the estate. Account filed by the said Pater Furnell.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 152-153
1753
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of John Blair Esq. deceased in St. Thomas in the East. Account of the rents, profits, produce and proceeds of the estate come to the hands of Peter Furnell factor to the estate. Account filed by the said Pater Furnell.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 154
1756
[Name] [no name given]  
[Crop] sugar, rum, attached copy of expenses  
 

Estate of Charles Blair, a minor, in Account current with Peter Turnell. Account filed by Peter Turnell, merchant. No parish given. Assumed to be both East and West Prospect estates.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 34-35
1757
[Name] [no name given]  
[Crop] sugar, rum, annexed account of supplies made to the estate, its expenses and income  
 

Estate of Charles Blair, a minor, in Account current with Peter Turnell. Account filed by Peter Turnell, merchant. No parish given. Assumed to be both East and West Prospect estates.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 61-64
1762
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair, a minor. Account filed by Kennedy Sinclair of St. Catherine and Jospeh Rennalls as merchants and factors appointed by John Ayscough Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 23
1764
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by Scudamore Winde as attorney. The estate is not named in this entry.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 96
1765
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by Scudamore Winde as the late attorney. The estate is not named in this entry but the produce and the attorney remain the same as previous entries.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 135
1766
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum, livestock, corn  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by David Murray planter attorney for Blair.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 6
1767
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq.of the Kingdom of great Britain. Account filed by David Murray of St. Thomas in the East, planter, as attorney to Blair.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 66
1769
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by David Murray, planter attorney for Charles Blair.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 199
1770
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by David Murray, planter attorney for Charles Blair.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 19
1771
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by David Murray planter attorney to Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 174
1772
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by David Murray, planter attorney for Charles Blair.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 30
1773
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by William Gibbie as planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 195
1774
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Charles Blair Esq. Account filed by David Murray, planter attorney for Charles Blair.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 256
1775
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, plantain  
 

Account filed by David Murray as attorney for Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 54
1776
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, plantain, fustick  
 

Account filed by David Murray as attorney for Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 79
1778
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] Rum, cattle, plantain  
 

Account filed by David Murray as attorney for Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 95
1780
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, plantain, cattle, wood  
 

Account filed by Daivd Murray Esquire for Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 40
1781
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, firewood  
 

David Murray Esquire attorney for Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 94
1782
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, sheep  
 

Property of Charles Blair of the Kingdom of Great Britain, under the care and direction of David Murray Esquire, attorney. Account filed by William Stuart, agent.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 170-171
1783
[Name] East Prospect  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Lindsay, substitute to David Murray Esq. attorney for Charles Blair Esq. of the Kingdom of Great Briatin.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 36
1785
[Name] East Prospect Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Charles Blain of Britain. Account filed by James Lindsay attorney of Charles Blain.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 59
1786
[Name] Prospect Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by William House, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 188
1786
[Name] Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

The property of Charles Blair Esq; account filed by Wm House as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 162
1786
[Name] Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Cha.s Blair; account filed by Will.m House as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 94
1788
[Name] Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Charles Blair Esquire. Account filed by William House as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 275-276
1790
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the management of the Hon. Edmond Jorden Esquire attorney for the plantation. Account filed by Ulruch Mich.l Bucke as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 374
1791
[Name] Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Charter Blair Esquire under the management of Edmond Jordan and Charles Mitchell Esquires acting attornies for the estate. Account filed by U. M. Burke as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 151 [f.70]
1794
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Charles [Blair] Esq on the order of the Hon John Scott Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Ulicke Mich. l Bourke as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 106
1795
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Charles Blair Esq on the order of the Hon John Scott Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Ulicke Michael Burke as overseer for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 144
1797
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account given by the Hon J Scott, acting attorney. Account filed by Ulich? Michael? Burke, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 157
1798
[Name] Prospect  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a windmill in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica.

 
To the King's most excellent Majesty, this map of the island of Jamaica, constructed from actual surveys. . . (London, J. Robertson, 1804), based on Robertson's survey of the county of Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
 

Registered in St Thomas-in-the-Vale to Charles Blair with 159 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at an extraordinary vestry 02/11/1799. It's not clear if this refers to East Prospect or West Prospect or both.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 47.
1800
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Charles Blair Esq on the order of the Hon John Scott Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Frederick Ferdinand Hill as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 1-2
1801
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Charles Blair Esq. Shipped, sold and otherwise disposed of by order and desire of The Honble John Scott Esquires as Attornies for said estate. Account filed by Frederick Ferdinand Hill as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 194
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 94  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 190(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 57  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] East-Prospect  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 113  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 190(Tot) 107(F) 83(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely as attorney to the Heir of Charles Blair deceased.

 
T71/145 87-92
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 229(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 69  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely Esq.

 
T71/146 38-40
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 115  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely Esq as attorney for East Prospect Estate, the property of the Heirs of Charles Blair decd.

 
T71/147 29-30
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 227(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 96  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 102  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 219(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 115  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 218(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely as attorney to the Trustees of Charles Blair decd.

 
T71/148 29-30
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 218(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 53  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 213(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot) 115(F) 97(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely as attorney for East Prospect Estate, the property of the Heirs of Charles Blair Esq, decd.

 
T71/149 unpaginated
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 214(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 52  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 217(Tot)  
[Name] East Prospect  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 215(Tot) 117(F) 98(M)  
[Name] East Prospect Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely as attorney to the Trustees of Chas Blair.

 
T71/150 52
1839
[Name] East Prospect  
[Size] 996  
 

Registered to Charles Blair.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thoseast.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1839.