Constant Spring

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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
1792 [EA] - 1792 [LA] → Not known

The estate was 'delivered' to Samuel Delpratt [II] in 1792.

1809 [EA] - → Not known
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of enslaved people sold to this estate.

1829 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of enslaved people sold to this estate.


Estate Information (20)

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1787
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Wm Reid as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 99
1788
[Name] Constant Spring Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by William Reid as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 275 f.147
1789
[Name] Constant Spring Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Pat.k McInerry as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 293 f.145
1790
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Patrick McInery as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 403 [f.201]
1791
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Patrick McInerny as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 250-251
1792
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account up to the period when the estate was delivered to Samuel Delpratt Esquire. Account filed by Patrick McInnery late overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1792 to 09/08/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 264-265
1798
[Name] Constant-Spring  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St George as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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.
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 133(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 73  
 

Registered to Angus McKay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11George.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to James Allan.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 5(F) 14(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Allen as Owner.

 
T71/158 247
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 134  
 

Registered to James Allan.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 145  
 

Registered to James* Allan.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
 

In the possession of James Allen as Owner of Constant Spring.

 
T71/159 425
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 152  
 

Registered to James Allan.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 150  
 

Registered to James Allen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot) 12(F) 26(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Allen as Owner. Increase of 18 enslaved people by purchase at Marshall's Sale on a Writ of Venditioni, returned in 1820 by Hector Ross as Owner.

 
T71/160 427
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] Constant Spring  
[Stock] 133  
 

Registered to James Allen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Allen as Owner.

 
T71/161 153
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Allen as Owner. Increase of 16 enslaved people by purchase: 14 of whom last registered by Elizabeth Mure in St George, 1 of whom bought at Marshals sale, last return by Henry Forbes of St George, 1 of whom purchased of the collecting constable last return by Eleanor (sp?) Sutherland as owner.

 
T71/162 405
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Allen as Owner.

 
T71/163 406