Broad Gate

Estate Details


Associated People (8)

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
1809 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Not known
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Other
1820 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of enslaved people sold to this estate.

1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
1823 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of enslaved people sold to this estate.

1826 [EA] - → Executor
1829 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£544 4S 2D

Notes

116 enslaved people on this estate were sold to Fort Stewart in St George c. 1829.


Estate Information (19)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] Broadgate  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Alexander Park.

 
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.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Broadgate  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Alexander Park.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812and.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot)  
[Name] Broad-Gate  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to Alexander Park.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 26(Tot) 2(F) 24(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Merrick as [owner].

 
T71/158 135
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 28(Tot)  
[Name] Broad Gate etc  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to Charles Merrick.

 
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] 67(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Merrick as Owner. Increase of 44 enslaved people by purchase: 27 enslaved people bought from James Simpson and last reigstered by Hector Ross in St George, 2 enslaved people bought from Nicholas Brown Dill and last registered in St George by R.W. Sutherland, 1 from Miss Moore last registered St George, 1 from Miss Sterling last reigstered in St George, 3 from D.A. Hill last reigstered St George, 1 from Dorothy Buckmaster last registered St George, 1 bought from John Brodhurst last registered St Andrew, 1 from R.W. Sutherland C.C. and registered by Henry Bond in St George, 1 from Miss Twain (sp?) and last registered in St Mary, 1 from James Glenn last regostered St George, 1 from Elizabeth Hines last registered St George, 1 from William Baker last registered St Andrews, 2 from John Blake registered by Henry Bond at St George, 1 from M. Moore last registered St George.

 
T71/159 118
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 28(Tot)  
[Name] Broad Gate  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to Charles Merrick.

 
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.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Broad Gate  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to Charles Merrick.

 
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] 123(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Merrick as Owner. Increase of 49 enslaved people by transfer from St Mary, last registered by Charles Merrick {from Water Valley estate in St Mary], increase of 13 enslaved people bought from the Deputy Marshall and last registered by Peter Duncan deceased in St George, 2 enslaved people bought from the Deputy Marshall and last registered in St George by R. W. Sutherland. Decrease of 2 enslaved people by sale.

 
T71/160 262
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Broad Gate  
[Stock] 112  
 

Registered to Charles Merrick deceased.

 
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.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot)  
[Name] Broad Gate  
[Stock] 95  
 

Registered to Charles Merrick deceased.

 
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] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Broad Gate  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Charles Merrick deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot) 48(F) 69(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Francis Treadway as Executor to Charles Merrick.

 
T71/161 325
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 26(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Davidson as Owner. Increase of 3 enslaved people by purchase. Returned by George Davidson in the parish of St Ann in 1826.

 
T71/162 83
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] Broadgate  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to Agnes Davidson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Broadgate  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to Agnes Davidson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 29(Tot)  
[Name] Broadgate  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Agnes Davidson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot) 12(F) 13(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Davidson as Owner.

 
T71/163 93
1839
[Name] Broadgate  
[Size] 332  
 

Registered to George Davidson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.