Ardoch

Estate Details


Associated People (15)

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
1824 [SY] - 1826 [EY] → Owner
- 08/08/1808 [ED] → Owner
10/01/1831 [SD] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
10/01/1831 [SD] - → Mortgage Holder
1808 [SY] - → Trustee
1808 [SY] - → Trustee
1808 [SY] - → Trustee
1808 [SY] - → Trustee
1795 [EA] - 1824 [LA] → Previous owner
1808 [EA] - → Trustee
1808 [EA] - → Heir
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Residuary Legatee
1834 [EA] - → Executor

Associated Claims (1)

£1,717 18S 4D

Notes

Perhaps previously Arboll estate, see JA 13703.


Estate Information (29)

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1795
[Name] Ardoch Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, stock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Charles Sterling Esq deceased under the care and direction of Henry Hamilton Esq. Account filed by said Henry Hamilton for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 234-235
1796
[Name] Ardoch Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, stock, pasturage  
 

Belonging to the estate of Charles Sterling Esq deceased under the care and direction of Henry Hamilton Esq. Account filed by said Henry Hamilton for the period 01/01/1796 to 31/12/1796.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 235
1797
[Name] Ardoch Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, mules, pasturage  
 

Belonging to the estate of Charles Sterling Esq deceased under the care and direction of Henry Hamilton Esq. Account filed by said Henry Hamilton for the period 01/01/1797 to 31/12/1797.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 235-236
1798
[Name] Ardoch Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to the estate of Charles Sterling Esq deceased under the care and direction of Henry Hamilton Esq. Account filed by said Henry Hamilton for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 236
1799
[Name] Ardock Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, jobbing  
 

Belonging to the estate of Ch.s Sterling deceased under the care of Henry Hamilton. Account filed by said Henry Hamilton for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 231
1803
[Name] Ardock Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, jobbing, pasturage  
 

Property of the heirs of Charles Stirling Esq deceased. Account filed by Robert Stering attorney for Sir Thomas Stirling bart the acting trustee for the heirs of the deceased for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 44
1804
[Name] Ardoch Penn  
[Crop] Mares, horses, bullocks, cows, steers, fillies, mules  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Charles Sterling, Esq, deceased. Account filed by George McFarlane, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 148
1807
[Name] Ardoch Pen  
[Crop] Livestock, road allotment, jobbing labour, hire of enslaved people and pasturage  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Charles Sterling deceased. Account filed by Charles Brown as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 96
1808
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Bequeathed in trust by General Sir Thomas Stirling to his nephew Thomas Graham.

 
PROB 11/1487/70
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 166(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 386  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Sterling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 211  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Sterling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 226  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Sterling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot) 41(F) 37(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Finlay as the lawful attorney of the trustees of the late General Sir Thomas Sterling of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Baronet, deceased.

 
T71/43 1084-1087
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 207  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Sterling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Finlay as lawful attorney of the trustees of the late General Sir Thomas Sterling, Bt, deceased.

 
T71/44 592-593
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 202  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Sterling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 228  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Sterling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Name] Ardock Pen  
 

Benjamin McMahon worked for David Finlay at Ardoch Pen in the early 1820s: "The time I remained here was the happiest in my life. Mr. Finlay was one of the best men I ever knew; he was exceedingly kind and humane to all his slaves in every respect: they were truly happy, and conducted themselves in the most orderly and respectful manner. The work went on cheerfully without the necessity of the whip, and although the place was worn out and barren, the net proceeds were comparatively very large. Yet for all this he was denounced and ridiculed by his neighbours as an old fool. The increase of the slaves on this property, from a few women, was truly remarkable. He compensation alone must have amounted to a large sum..."

 
Benjamin McMahon, A Description of Jamaica Planters, viz Attorneys, Overseers and Book-keepers, With Several Interesting Anecdotes (1839) pp. 63-64.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Finlay as attorney for the trustees of the late General Sir Thomas Stirling Bt., deceased.

 
T71/45 765-766
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 43_[torn]  
 

Registered to the estate of Charles Stirling.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 200  
 

Registered to David Finlay.

 
Jamaica Alamanc (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Finlay late owner, but now in possession of George Fletcher Coward as one of his executors [enslaved people registered since 1817 by David Finlay as attorney or representative of the heirs of General Sir Thomas Sterling].

 
T71/46 299-303
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 193  
 

Registered to the estate of David Finlay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 222  
 

Registered to estate of David Finlay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 171  
 

Registered to estate of David Finlay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Name] Ardoch  
 

Deed poll whereby Thomas Stirling and William Stirling became entitled to £5931 11s 8d plus interest by virtue of a mortgage taken out on 01/01/1824.

 
T71/857 St Ann 153
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 169  
 

Registered to estate of David Finlay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 92(Tot)  
[Name] Ardoch  
[Stock] 172  
 

Registered to estate of David Finlay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 92(Tot) 50(F) 42(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Brydon as executor of David Finlay, deceased.

 
T71/49 251