UCL

Rock Castle

Jamaica | St Andrew

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
James Nelson
1823 [EA] - → Previous owner
James Nelson
1823 [EA] - → Executrix
Justina Nelson

Notes

Nine of these enslaved people had been purchased by James Lewis and were registered in St Thomas-in-the-Vale in 1826 (see T71/28 p. 256).

Estate Information (9)

What is this?

1817
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot) 33(F) 17(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Nelson as owner.

 
T71/125 89
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] Rock Castle  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to James Nelson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] Rock Castle  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to James Nelson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot) 33(F) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Nelson as owner.

 
T71/126 177
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] Rock Castle  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to James Nelson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)  
[Name] Rock Castle  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to James Nelson deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot) 32(F) 21(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Justina Nelson as executor of James Nelson deceased.

 
T71/129 797
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] Rock Castle  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to estate of James Nelson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] Rock Castle  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to estate of James Nelson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.