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Happy Hut

Jamaica | St George

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

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
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
Allan Bell

Notes

Enslaved people on this estate were sold to Woodstock in St George by 1823.

Note the name Happy Hut is inferred from the Jamaica Almanac of 1821. In the Almanac of 1824 Happy Hut is registered to James Giscome.

Estate Information (2)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 73(Tot) 23(F) 50(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Allan Bell as Owner.

 
T71/158 369
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 91(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Allan Bell as owner. Increase of 17 enslaved people by purchase: 3 from Sarah Sutherland last reigitered in St George, 2 from John Good last registered in Kingston, 1 from Thomas Taylor last registered in Kingston, 1 from Harriet Ohlson last registered in St George, 1 from Simpson last registered in Kingston, 1 from Cavelon last registered in St Andrews, 1 from Thomas Morris and last registered in Kingston, 1 from John Coombes and regsitered last in Kingston, 1 from James Kelly and registetered last in Kingston, 1 from Margaret Backly (sp?) and last registered in Kingston, 1 from Martin Spark and last registered in Kingston, 1 from Frances Jane Black and last registered in Kingston, 1 from Mary Broadbead and last registered in Kingston, 1 from Connor (sp?) Chrisholne and last registered in St Andrews. 3 Enslaved people sold to Sarah Laidle as Guardian to Agnes and Jane Bell.

 
T71/159 89