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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:
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Not known
George Spence registered the enslaved people on Bower Hall settlement in 1817; in preceding and following years the owner was shown as William Kirkaldy. |
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1819 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
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1826 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
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Associated Claims (1) |
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£587 13S 7D
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Estate Information (20) |
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot) 13(F) 17(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of William Kirkaldy as owner.
T71/190 450-451
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)
[Name] Cottage [Stock] 3 Registered to William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)
[Name] Bower Hall [Stock] 17 Registered to George Spence.
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.
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)
[Name] Bower Hall Registered to William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of William Kirkaldy as owner.
T71/191 360-361
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 40(Tot)
[Name] Bower Hall [Stock] 3 Registered to William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)
[Name] Bower Hall [Stock] 3 Registered to William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 54(Tot) 29(F) 25(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of William Kirkaldy as owner. 19 enslaved people purchased since 1820.
T71/192 294-295
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 68(Tot)
[Name] Bower Hall [Stock] 5 Registered to William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] [Stock] 1 Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 40(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of John Edward Payne as executor of William Kirkaldy dec'd.
T71/193 399
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1828
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot) 19(F) 17(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of John Edward Payne as trustee and executor for the estate of William Kirkaldy dec'd.
T71/196 37
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1831
[Number of enslaved people] 29(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot) 11(F) 14(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of John Edward Payne as trustee and executor for the estate of William Kirkaldy dec'd.
T71/199 35
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 26(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] Registered to estate of William Kirkaldy.
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.
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1839
[Name] Bower Hall
[Size] 50 Registered to estate of Wm. Kirkaldy.
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.
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Bower Hall Settlement [ Jamaica | Hanover ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/2323 [accessed 16th April 2024].
