Melrose

Estate Details


Associated People (5)

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] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 27/12/1832 [ED] → Owner
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1839 [EA] - → Not known

Associated Claims (1)

£517 2S 7D

Estate Information (25)

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1800
[Name] Melrose Penn  
[Crop] Coffee, timber, stock, wainage and pasturage  
 

Belonging to Robert Waugh Esq. Account filed by James Brown.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 81-82
1801
[Name] Melrose Penn  
[Crop] Pasturage of stock, timber, coffee (?)  
 

Belonging to Robert Waugh Esq. Account filed by James Brown.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 178
1804
[Name] Melrose Penn  
[Crop] Timber, stock, corn,tierces, wainage, coffee  
 

Belonging to Robert Waugh, Esq, of Great Britain. Account filed in the name of James Brown (status not given).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 153
1807
[Name] Millrose Pen  
[Crop] Stock, pasturage, wainage, turces, timbers, corn and coffee  
 

Belonging to Robert Waugh Esq. Account filled by James Brown.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 78
1808
[Name] Melrose Pen  
[Crop] Coffee, wainage, pasturage and stock sold  
 

Belonging to Robert Waugh Esq. Account filed by James Brown acting for Melrose Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 154
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 70(Tot)  
[Name] Melros  
 

Registered to Robert Waugh in Vere.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cla.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot) 74(F) 76(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Brown as attorney to Robert Waugh. Assumed to be Melrose and Mount Nelson.

 
T71/65 487-490
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 998  
 

Registered to Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 341  
 

Registered to Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 153(Tot) 76(F) 77(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Brown as attorney to Robert Waugh esq. Assumed to be Melrose and Mount Nelson.

 
T71/66 310
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 360  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 360  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot) 76(F) 75(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Brown as Attorney to Robert Waugh Esquire. Assumed to be Melrose and Mount Nelson.

 
T71/67 355
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 213  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 35(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 250  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Brown as Attorney to Robert Waugh Esquire. Assumed to be Melrose and Mount Nelson.

 
T71/68 477
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Melross  
[Stock] 200  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Melrose  
[Stock] 160  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Melrose  
[Stock] 163  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot) 86(F) 87(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Brown as Attorney to Robert Waugh Esquire. Assumed to be Melrose and Mount Nelson. Problem with the numbers - seems like there were 80 enslaved men and 83 enslaved women rather than the figures given.

 
T71/72 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Melrose  
[Stock] 173  
 

Registered to Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Melrose  
[Stock] 220  
 

Registered to Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 155(Tot) 79(F) 76(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Brown as Attorney of Robert Waugh. Assumed to be Melrose and Mount Nelson.

 
T71/73 437
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Melrose  
[Stock] 241  
 

Registered to Robert Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Manch.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Melrose  
[Size] 1438  
 

Registered to William Weir. 3 acres are in Clarendon.

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