Shrewsbury

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  

Belonging to the late Peter Beckford Esq. Senior and his copartners. Account filed by William Beckford. The estates of Retreat, Kays, Malmsey Valley, Crofts, Rock River, Lime Hall, Danks, Petersfield, Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Hatfield, Smithfield, Barbadoes Valley, Lewis's Crawle, Beckford & Forbes Plantation, Seven Mile Walk, Dirty Pitt Pen, Dry sugar Work Pen, Two Mile Wood Pen, Bodles Pen, Withy Wood Pen and Esher were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 76

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  

Belonging to the late Peter Beckford Esq. Senior and his copartners. Account filed by Richard Beckford Esq. attorney to Mrs. Bathshua Beckford and Mr. Julmes and Francis Beckford. The estates of Retreat, Kays, Malmsey Valley, Crofts, Rock River, Lime Hall, Danks, Petersfield, Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Hatfield, Smithfield, Barbadoes Valley, Lewis's Crawle, Beckford & Forbes Plantation, Seven Mile Walk, Dirty Pitt Pen, Dry sugar Work Pen, Two Mile Wood Pen, Bodles Pen, Withy Wood Pen and Esher were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 79

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

The estates of Richard Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Robert Mason, one of the attorneys for the late Richard Beckford Esquire. Smithfield, Hereford Pen, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William, Williamfield filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 37

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Estate of Richard Beckford Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse & John Vern, acting executors. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Smithfield, Hereford Pen, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William, Williamfield all filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 54-55

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Estate of Richard Beckford Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse & John Vern, acting executors. Account filed by William Foot. Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Fort William, Williamsfield, Hertford Penn, Plant.n Gt Account (sp?), Smitfield & H.d. Pen all filed together with crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 100

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Estate of Richard Beckford Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse and John Vern, acting executors. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Smithfield, Hertford Pen, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William, Williamfield, Plantn. Gt. Accot. all filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 132

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Estates of Richard Beckford Esquire, deceased, under the care and direction of John Vern, acting executor. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Smithfield Penn, Hertford Penn, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William and Williamfield plantations, Plantn. Gt. Accot. all filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 163

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, stock  

Estates of Richard Beckford Esquire, deceased, under the care and direction of John Vern, acting executor. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 211

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] Sugar  

Plotted in Westmoreland in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a water mill.

Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Julines Beckford Esq deceased. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Under the care and direction of John Ellis Esq. as administrator.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 138

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs. As attorneys.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 24

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Under the care and direction of John Ellis, Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs. as attorneys. Other estates on the list but document torn.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 67

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs. As attorneys.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 81

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Under the care, management and direction of Richard Lewing, Robert Mason, John Ellis Esqs. as attorneys to Beckford.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 181

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Under the care and direction of Wiliam Beckford, William Foot and Samuel Jeffries as attorneys to Peter Beckford. Account filed by William Foot.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 141

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, planter. Under the care and direction of Richard Lewing Esq. as attorney to Beckford.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 35

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Samuel William Haughton, Julines Herring and Richard Lewing Esqs. as attorneys.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 171

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction of Julines Herring and Richard Lewing Esqs. as attorneys.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 194

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction of Julines Herring as attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 222

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction of Julines Herring Esq. as attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 34

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction ofWilliam Foot and Thomas Anderson Esqs. as attorneys.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 74

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of William Beckfood and William Foot, attorneys. Account filed by William Foot.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 127

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of William William Beckfood, William Foot and Samuel Jeffries, attornies. Account filed by William Foot attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 29-30

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire. Account filed by William Foot, attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 137-138

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, lead, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 152

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Under the care and direction of Wiliam Beckford, William Foot and Samuel Jeffries as attorneys to Peter Beckford. Account filed by William Foot.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 51

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Under the care and direction of William Foot and Samuel Jeffries as attorneys to Peter Beckford. Account filed by William Foot.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 176

[Name] Shrewsbury Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford; account filed by William Foot, attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 201

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq under the care and direction of William Foot and Samuel Jeffries his attorneys; account filed by said William Foot.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 165

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq under the care and direction of William Foot and Samuel Jeffries attorneys to said Peter Beckford; account filed by William Foot attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 207

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of William Foot and Samuel Jeffries his attornies. Account filed by said Samuel Jeffries.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 378

[Name] Shrewsberry  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, sheep  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries and William Foot his attornies. Account filed by said Samuel Jeffries.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 187-188

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, sheep  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries his attorney. Account filed by Morgan Morgan.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 319-320

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries his attorney. Account filed by said Samuel Jeffries.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 163 [f.76]

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of Peter Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries his attorny. Account filed by Samuel Jeffries as attorney.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 157-158

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by Samuel Jeffries attorney for the plantation for the year to 31/12/1793.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 5

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by Samuel Jeffries attorney for the plantation for the year to 31/12/1794.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 164

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford, Esq. Account given by Samuel Jeffries, attorney. Account filed by Morgan Morgan, overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 9

[Name] Shrewsbury Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pasturage, hire of slaves and mules  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account given by Samuel Jeffries, attorney. Account filed by Morgan Morgan, overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 73

[Name] Shrewsbury Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account given by Samuel Jeffries, attorney. Account filed by Morgan Morgan, overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 149

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. Account filed by James Jordan clerk for the year ending 31/12/1798.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 191

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] Sugar  

Plotted in Westmoreland as a sugar estate with a watermill 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries as attorney to the estate. Account filed by Robert Clerk for the year ending 31/12/1799.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 97-98

[Number of enslaved people] 210(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  

Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.

Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 36.

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries attorney for the estate. Account filed by William Bailiff as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1800.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 101

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, cattle, hire of enslaved people (3 carpenters for 18 days)  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq, under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries. Attorney for said Estate, Account filed by William Garrett Bailiff as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 3

[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, old copper  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries his attorney. Account filed by Andrew Ferguson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 89

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood and livestock  

Belonging to Peter Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries his attorney up until 27th June 1807. David Ewart and John Fosters succeeded Samuel Jeffries as estate attornies. Account filed by George Highmore as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 62

[Number of enslaved people] 215(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 233  

Registered to Peter Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Westmd.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsberry  
[Stock] 91  

Registered to Peter Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 275(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 338  

Registered to Horace William Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot) 137(F) 121(M)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Horace Beckford the owner.

T71/178 82-85

[Number of enslaved people] 327(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 269  

Registered to Horace William Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 314(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 293  

Registered to Horace William Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 243(Tot) 133(F) 110(M)  
[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Horace Beckford.

T71/179 Book 5 19

[Number of enslaved people] 305(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 267  

Registered to Horace William Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 264  

Registered to Horace Beckford. Number of enslaved people given as 2914, presumably a transcription error.

Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 229(Tot) 130(F) 99(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of Simon Knubley as attorney to Horace Beckford.

T71/180 Book 2 29-31

[Number of enslaved people] 298(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 247  

Registered to Horace Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 343(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 276  

Registered to Horace Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury Estate  

In the possession of Ewen Cameron as attorney to Horace William Beckford Esquire.

T71/181 76-77

[Number of enslaved people] 341(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 110  

Registered to Horace Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 323(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 11  

Registered to Horace Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 304(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 119  

Registered to Horace W. Beckford.

Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 328(Tot) 186(F) 142(M)  
[Name] Shrewsbury Estate [also included Mount Carmel]  

In the possession of James Lawson as attorney to the Right Honble Lord Rivers late Horace W. Beckford Esquire.

T71/186 [unpaginated]

[Number of enslaved people] 324(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 126  

Registered to Right Hon. Lord Rivers.

Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 322(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury Estate [also included Mount Carmel]  

In the possession of James Lawson as attorney to the Rt Honble Lord Rivers.

T71/188 186

[Number of enslaved people] 317(Tot)  
[Name] Shrewsbury  
[Stock] 104  

Registered to Earl Rivers. Number of stock unclear.

Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.