Mount Olive

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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
1811 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Shown as registered to 'William Nedham' from at least 1772, when Major William Nedham was only 2. The earlier entries in the Slave Registers are likely to have therefore referred to his father William Dandy Nedham, reported to have died in 1811.

1752 [EA] - 1752 [LA] → Previous owner
1772 [EA] - 1811 [EY] → Owner

Inferred to have been the 'William Nedham' of the Accounts Produce 1772-1807. In later years in this period, entries refer to the trust estate of William Nedham.

1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of some of the enslaved people on this estate.

1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Mortgage Holder

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£3,669 17S 3D

Estate Information (53)

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1752
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Filed for 29th April - 31st Dec 1752. Estate late of the Honourable Hampson Nedham Esq. deceased. Account filed by Dr. Andrew Cassie. The estates of Mount Olive, Williamsfield, Hamsdale and Hamsdale Pen were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 150
1763
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-Vale in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a water mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1772
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to William Nedham Esq. Account filed by James Trower as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 220
1774
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. come in to the hands and possession of Malcolm Lang his attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 195
1774
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. come in to the hands and possession of Malcolm Lang as one of his attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 253
1775
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. come in to the hands and possession of Malcolm Lang as one of his attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 34
1776
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by Malcolm Lang as one of the attorneys of William Nedham Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 84
1778
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney to William Nedham.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 51-52
1779
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney to William Nedham.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 186
1780
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. Account filed by John Lamoud as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 205
1782
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Nedham esquire. Account filed by William McBean, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 206
1784
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq. Account filed by William McBean.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 214
1786
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esquire; account filed by Alex.r Longmore.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 213
1787
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esq; account filed by Alexander Longmore as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 191
1788
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

The property of William Nedham Esquire. Account filed by Andrew Johnstone as attorney to his trust estate. Mount Olive and Crescent Pen filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 71-72 [f.36]
1788
[Name] Mount Olive Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Longmore as overseer

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 71-72 [f.36]
1789
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esquire. Account filed by Andrew Johnstone attorney to his trust estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 201-202 [f.102]
1790
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, molasses, rum, cotton, ginger, cocoa, pimento  
 

The property of William Nedham Esquire. Account filed by Andrew Johnstone attorney for the trustees of William Nedham.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 42-43 [f.16]
1791
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, molasses, rum  
 

The property of William Nedham Esquire. Account filed by Andrew Johnstone attorney for the trust estate of William Nedham.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 367-368 [f.178]
1792
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Properties of the trust estate of William Needham Esquire. Account filed by Andrew Johnston attorney to the trust estate. Mount Clive Estate and Crescent Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 265-266
1793
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Trust estate of William Nadham Esquire. Account filed by Andrew Johnstone attorney for his trustees. Mount Olive Estate and Crescent Pen filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 382
1794
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, cotton, ginger, cocoa, pimento  
 

Property of the estate of William Needham Esq under the care and direction of Andrew Johnstone, attorney to the trustees of said William Needham. Account filed by Gwyne Williams clerk to said Andrew Johnstone for the year ending 31/12/1794. Mount Olive Estate and Crescent Penn filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 121-122
1795
[Name] Mount Olive Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of William Nedham, Esq, deceased. Account given by Andrew Johnstone, attorney to the trustees.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 32
1796
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the trust estate of William Nedham. Account given by Andrew Johnstone, attorney to the trustees. Mount Olive Estate/Crescent Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Mount Olive Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cows and steer, cotton, ginger, coffee, cocoa, pimento, molasses, cattle  
 

Belonging to the Trust estate of William Nedham, Esq. Account given and filed by Andrew Johnstone, attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 202
1798
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, molasses, coffee  
 

Account filed by Andrew Johnston.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 16-17
1798
[Name] Mount-Olive  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-Vale as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a watermill 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 247(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
 

Registered in St Thomas-in-the-Vale to William Nedham with 247 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at an extraordinary vestry 02/11/1799.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 49.
1799
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the trust estate of William Nedham Esq. Account filed by Andrew Johnston attorney for the trust estate for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799. Mount Olive Estate and Crescent Penn filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 24
1800
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, cotton, ginger, coffee, cocoa, piemento  
 

Belonging to the Trust Estate of William Nedham Esq. Account filed by Andrew Johnstone Esq as Attorney for the Trust Estate of William Nedham Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 131
1803
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Nedham Esq of Great Britain. Account filed by Rich.d Welch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 77
1804
[Name] Mount Olive Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, steers, coffee, wainage of shingles  
 

Belonging to William Needham of Great Britain. Account filed in the name of Richard Welch (status not given).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 215
1807
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper, hire of enslaved people and transportation of produce  
 

Belonging to William Nedham Esq. Account filed by Richard Welch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 119
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 236(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Cath.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of 1809.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot)  
[Name] Mount-Olive  
[Stock] 208  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 195  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_01.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 221(Tot) 113(F) 108(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Francis Graham as attorney to William Nedham esq.

 
T71/25 271-277
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 184  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 273(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 264(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Laing and George William Hamilton as attornies to William Nedham esq. Previous return was for 221 enslaved people. Increase by purchase; previously return in St Andrew by Mary Wynter as executrix of Thomas Bennett deceased.

 
T71/26 179-181
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 264(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 25  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 255(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 258  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 253(Tot) 129(F) 124(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Laing and George William Hamilton as attornies to William Nedham esq.

 
T71/27 201-202
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 254(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 232(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Laing and Edward Blouston as attornies for Major General William Nedham.

 
T71/28 317-318
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 215(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 45  
 

Registered to William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 214(Tot) 114(F) 100(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Colin Mackenzie and Edward Clouston as attornies for Major General William Nedham.

 
T71/31 unpaginated
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to Major Gen. William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 46  
 

Registered to Major Gen. William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot) 104(F) 96(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Colin Mackenie and Alexander Geddes as attornies to Major General William Nedham.

 
T71/32 217
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Stock] 45  
 

Registered to Major Gen. William Needham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIV.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1839
[Name] Mount Olive  
[Size] 1150  
 

Registered to Davidson and Barkley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thosvale.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.