Prospect Farm

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] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Other

Owner of enslaved people, probably settled on the estate.

1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£573 0S 7D

Notes

Owned by Richard Larchin Gordon and then inherited by Amelia Bell as tenant-for-life. Amelia Bell owned enslaved people before this, probably but not definitely settled on the estate.


Estate Information (23)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot) 49(F) 57(M)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
 

Larchin Richard Gordon, owner.

 
T 71/33 83-86
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 53  
 

Registered to Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 22(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot) 6(F) 6(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, owner.

 
T 71/34 26-26v
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot) 15(F) 18(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Larchin Richard Gordon, owner [decrease by deaths and sale].

 
T 71/34 98
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
 

Registered to Amelia Bell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 78  
 

Registered to Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot) 9(F) 8(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, owner.

 
T 71/35 49-50
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot) 20(F) 28(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Larchin Richard Gordon, owner [increase by purchase].

 
T 71/35 159-160
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 57  
 

Registered to Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to estate of Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot) 9(F) 8(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, owner.

 
T 71/36 24
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 9(F) 10(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, tenant for life [increase by desire under the will of the late Larchin Richard Gordon, deceased].

 
T 71/36 25-26
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to estate of Larchin Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 29  
 

Registered to Amelia Bell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot) 4(F) 8(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, owner.

 
T 71/37 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 9(F) 10(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, tenant for life.

 
T 71/37 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to Amelia Bell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Amelia Bell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect Farm  
[Stock] 72  
 

Registered to Amelia Bell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 10(F) 9(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Amelia Bell, tenant for life.

 
T 71/41 38