Caldwell or Caldwall 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
1767 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Owner
1767 [EA] - 1768 [LA] → Attorney
1768 [EA] - → Overseer
1769 [EA] - 1771 [LA] → Attorney
1770 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Overseer
1772 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Attorney
1797 [EA] - 1805 [LA] → Assignee

The assignees of Mure & Co. are known to have included James Woodbridge I and then his son James Woodbridge II

1799 [EA] - → Previous owner
1811 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Assignee
1811 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
1811 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Assignee

Shown as one of the assignees of Hutchison Mure and others in the 1817 Slave Register

1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Assignee
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1823 [EA] - → Attorney
1825 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
1826 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
1837 [EA] - → Previous owner

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£3,124 6S 3D

Estate Information (40)

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1767
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar and molasses  
 

Belonging to Huthcinson Mure Esq. Account filed by John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 98
1768
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar and molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Stewart Carmichael as overseer on the instruction of John Wedderburn as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 233
1769
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar and molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Patrick MacLachlan as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr and Hutchison Mure Junior as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 159
1770
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar and molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Stewart Carmichael as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr and Hutchison Mure Junior as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 223
1771
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar and molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Stewart Carmichael as overseer on the instruction of Hutchison Mure Junior as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 54
1772
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar and molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Stewart Carmichael as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr and William Mure as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 40
1794
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old copper  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod Esq.s attornies to the assignees of Messrs Mure, Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Thomas Smith as overseer for the period 27/02/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 117
1795
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod Esq.s attornies to the assignees of Messrs Mure, Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Simon Runbley as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 79-80
1796
[Name] Caldwall? Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Mure Atkinson, dec. Account given by James Weddeburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod, Esqs, attorneys. Account filed bySimon Knobly? Overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the assignees of Mure Atkinson and Mure. Account given by James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod, attornies. Account filed by Simon Knubly? Overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 113
1798
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, copper  
 

Under the direction of Cha.s Mitchell. Account filed by Simon Knubley as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 274
1799
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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.
1799
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the management of Charles Mitchell attorney of the assignees of Hutch. Mure and Co. Account filed by Simon Knubley as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 10-11
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwell  
 

Registered in Hanover to the estate of Hutchison Mure with 212 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, return given at a vestry meeting 23/11/1799.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 24.
1800
[Name] Caldwall  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, coffee, old brass  
 

Under the management of Charles Mitchell attorney of the assignees of Hutchinson Mure and Co. Account filed by Simon Knubley as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 104
1801
[Name] Caldwell Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In the possession of Charles Mitchell, Attorney to the Assignees of Hutchinson Muir (?). Account filed by James Hambly (?) as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 221
1803
[Name] Caldwell  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper, labour hire, some cattle  
 

In the possession of Charles Mitchell attorney for the assignees of Messrs Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Simon Knubley as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 216-217
1807
[Name] Caldwall  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle and hire of enslaved person (fisherman)  
 

In the possession of Charles Mitchell as attorney of the assignees of Hutchinson Mure & Co. for the period from the 1st Jan to the 5th June 1807. Account filed by Simon Knubley as overseer. Filed for 1st Jan-5th Jun 1807.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 85-86
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 373(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham and Caldwall  
[Stock] 268  
 

Registered to Assignees of Messrs Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Hanov.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Name] Caldwell estate  
 

"Atkinson v. Plummer, 5th of August 1811. Reg. Lib. (a) 1810, fol. 1466-- His Lordship doth orther that the defendants Thomas Plummer, John Smith, and James Woodbridge, be at liberty to make the present dividend of 1s. in the pound, under the commission of bankruptcy issued against Henry Mure, Robert Mure, and William Mure, of the estate and effects of the said bankrupts-- but this is to be without prejudice; and it is ordered that the said defendants be restrained from making any future divident of the produce of the Saxham and Caldwell estates under the said commission, without leave of the court." From The Law Journal Reports for the year 1842 p. 394.

1811
[Number of enslaved people] 380(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham etc.  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to (assignees of) Muire & Co. Assumed to include Caldwall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 104  
 

Registered to Assignees of Mures & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 105  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot) 91(F) 81(M)  
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
 

In possession of Andrew Reddie as attorney to Thomas Plummer, John Samson[?] and James Woodbridge absentees (assignees of Hutchison Mure, Robert Mure and William Mure).

 
T71/190 465-468
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 115  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 117  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
 

In the possession of P. A. Scarlett as attorney to John Smith and James Woodbridge, assignees of Messrs Mure.

 
T71/191 10-11
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure and Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 169(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
 

In the possession of Hutchison M. Scott as attorney to John Smith and James Woodbridge as assignees (sp?) of Mssrs Mure and Co.

 
T71/192 341-342
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 166(Tot) 91(F) 75(M)  
[Name] Caldwell Estate  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Capon and Anthony Davis as owners. "Acquired by purchase, enrolled in 1817, 1820 and 1823 by the attorneys to the assignees of Hutchison Mure, Robert Mure and William Mure."

 
T71/193 126-131
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Capon & Anthony Davis as owners.

 
T71/194 77
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon et al.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)  
[Name] Caldwall  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Anthony Davis.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Hanov.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of the trustees of Benjamin Capon Esquire deceased.

 
T71/198 162
1839
[Name] Caldwall  
[Size] 640  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Hanover.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.