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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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1815 [SY] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
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1815 [SY] - 1832 [EY] → Joint owner
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1832 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1740 [EA] - 1743 [LA] → Previous owner
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1760 [EA] - 1763 [LA] → Owner
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1777 [EA] - 1815 [EY] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - → Attorney
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1820 [EA] - → Attorney
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1820 [EA] - → Attorney
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1823 [EA] - → Attorney
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
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Associated Claims (1) |
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£2,740 13S 8D
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Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey wrote about their experience of Ellis Caymanas in The West Indies in 1837. They were accompanied by G. O. Higgins, Special Magistrate, the Attorney-General, and Joseph Gordon. This is the description they gave: 'The first of them Ellis's, is the property of Lord Seaford, and under the attorneyship of the last-named gentleman. The number of negros is one hundred and thirty-five, besides the free children who receive the same attention, as during slavery. The manager, who has introduced task work to a considerable extent, assured us, that the cultivation of the estate was kept up as effectively as at any former period. Complaints are rarely brought before the magistrate. We saw the hospital, in which were twelve slight cases : it was a good building but very dirty. We passed also through the negro village. As the people were at work, most of the houses were locked; such as we entered were comfortable, clean, and furnished. The village is situated in a grove of cocoa nut trees, which belong to the negros, who are dependent, in part, for their subsistence, on the sale of the fruit in Spanish Town and Kingston markets. On this estate as well as on several others which we have visited, an attempt has been made to establish a school, but without success.' In Higman's Jamaica Surveyed there is an extended discussion on the technological developments which took place at Ellis Caymanas from the middle of the nineteenth century when the property was under the ownership of Charles Augustus Ellis, Baron Howard de Walden, the son of Charles Rose Ellis (Lord Seaford). Prior to emancipation there were three estates called Caymanas - Ellis, Dawkins and Taylor - all located 4 miles east of Spanish Town and north of the main road to Kingston. Ellis Caymanas was the smallest of the three and produced only 120 hogsheads of sugar and 80 puncheons of rum which was less than half the production rate of Taylors Caymanas. |
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Estate Information (52) |
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[Name] Ellis Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of George Ellis Esq. Account filed by John Butler as overseer. Thomas Windie Esq. as attorney. This entry belongs between 1782 and 1786.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 22
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1740
[Name] Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to George Ellis Esq. deceased. Account filed by William Beckford as one of the executors of the said George Ellis.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 74
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1740
[Name] Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to the late George Ellis Esq. deceased. Account filed by Richard Beckford and Rose Fuller Esqs. two of the said George Ellis Esq. executors.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 95
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1741
[Name] Caymanas
[Crop] sugar, rum, cocoa nutts and coffee Estate of George Ellis Esq. deceased rendered to Mrs. Ann Ellis. Plantation in company with Mr. Jacob Mendes Gatierez in the parish of St. Thomas in the Vale. Account rendered by Mr. William Knackstone factor and filed by Ann Ellis executrix to her late husband George Ellis Esq. deceased. This estate of George Ellis Esq. deceased was filed along with his estate below together with Crawl, Caymanas, Green Castle, Orange Hill, Venry, Fort George and Bucknors Valley.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 142-143
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1742
[Name] Caymanas
[Crop] sugar, rum, wainage, livestock, grass, fish and garden trade Estate of George Ellis Esq. and Robert Nedham Esq. both deceased.and under the direction of Mrs. Ann Ellis. Memorandum of the gross produce rendered by Mr. Henry Hutchinson to William Beckford, Richard Beckford and Rose Fuller Esqs. as executors of the estate. Account filed by the said Rose Fuller Esq. as one of the executors. All the estates of George Ellis and Robert Needham from Palm to Bucknors Valley were filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 41-42
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1743
[Name] Caymanas
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, fish grass, corn, produce of 3 old steers and hire of enslaved people Estate of George Ellis Esq. deceased in mateship with Mr. Jacob Mendes Gutieres. Account of the produce of the estate hath been rendered by Mr. William Knackstone factor of the estate to William Beckford, Richard Beckford and Rose Fuller Esqs. as executors to the estate. Account filed by the said Richard Beckford Esq. The estates of Palm, Ellis & Halhed, Caymanas, Crawle, Cow Park Pen, Green Castle, Orange Hill and Bucknors Valley were filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 88
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1760
[Name] Caymans (sp?) Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of John Ellis Esquire. Account filed by John Jaris (sp?), Gentleman overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 195
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1762
[Name] Caymans Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of John Ellis Esquire. Account filed by John Jaris (sp?), Gentleman overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 198
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1763
[Name] Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to John Ellis Esq. Account filed by William Wright, a gentleman and overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 47
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1777
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of George Ellis Esquire whereof Thomas Wynter Esquire is attorney. Account filed by John Butler as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 144
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1778
[Name] Ellis Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of George Ellis Esq. Account filed by John Butler as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 97
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1779
[Name] Ellis Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of George Ellis Esq. Account filed by John Butler as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 143
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1782
[Name] Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of George Ellis Esquire, Thomas Wynter Esquire, attorney. Account filed by John Butler, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 168
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1786
[Name] Ellis Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John Graham.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 163
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1787
[Name] Ellis's Camanas
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle The property of George Ellis Esq; account filed by G. H. Gibbons.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 205
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1788
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle Account filed by Won Davison.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 277 f.148
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1790
[Name] Ellis's Caymana
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by William Davison as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 254-255 [f.128]
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1791
[Name] Ellis Caymanas
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by Thomas Burke as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 371 [f.180]
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1792
[Name] Ellises Caymanas
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by Thomas Burke as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 118
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1794
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John O"Meally.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 102
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1795
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum In the possession of Jn Gibbons attorney to Geo Ellis. Account filed by John O"Meally for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 207
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1796
[Name] Ellis Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John O"Meally, status not given.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 77
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1797
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John O"Meally as overseer for the period 01/01/1797 to 31/12/1797.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 8
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1798
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by John O" Mealley overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 15
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1798
[Name] Ellis's-Caymanas
[Crop] Sugar Plotted in St Catherine as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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.
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1799
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of George Ellis Esq in England. Account filed by John O"Meally junior as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 99
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1800
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John O"Meally as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 182-183
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1801
[Name] Ellis Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by John Chisholm.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 212
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1804
[Name] Ellis Caymanas Estate
[Crop] sugar and rum Owner not given. Account filed in the name of John Chisholm, overseer to said estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 197
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1807
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by William McDermott.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 122-123
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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)
[Name] Elis' Caymanas [Stock] 156 Registered to George Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Cath.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas [Stock] 210 Registered to George Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cat.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Registered to George Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15cath.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] 237(Tot) 127(F) 111(M)
[Name] Caymanas and Crawle Pen In the possession of Francis Graham as attorney to John Ellis and Charles Rose Ellis.
T71/1 664-673
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 166(Tot)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Registered to Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al01.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] 162(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas Registered to George Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p01.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] 232(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas Estate In the possession of Andrew Bogle and George William Hamilton as attornies of John and Charles Rose Ellis Esquires. Assumed to be both Caymanas and Crawle.
T71/2 633
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas Registered to J. and C. R. Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_01.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] 162(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas [Stock] 166 Registered to J. and C. R. Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p01.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] 162(Tot) 92(F) 70(M)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas In the possession of Donald McLean as attorney to the devisees and general legatees and executors of George Ellis Esquire deceased. Registered in 1820 by Andrew Bogle and George William Hamilton as attornies of John and Charles Ellis Esquires.
T71/3 156
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas [Stock] 57 Registered to John and Charles R. Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24cath.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] 163(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas [Stock] 57 Registered to John and Charles R. Ellis.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al01.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] 161(Tot) 89(F) 73(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Joseph Gordon as attorney to John Charles Rose Ellis Esq.
T71/6 133
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas [Stock] 80 Registered to John Ellis & Lord Seaford.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al01.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] 159(Tot)
[Name] Ellis' Caymanas Registered to Joseph Gordon.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al01.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] 160(Tot)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Registered to Lord Seaford.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29cathjohn.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] 166(Tot) 96(F) 70(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Joseph Gordon Esquire as attorney to John Ellis Esq. and Lord Seaford.
T71/8 107
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Registered to Lord Seaford.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831cath.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] 156(Tot)
[Name] Ellis's Caymanas Registered to Lord Seaford.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32cath.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] 151(Tot) 75(F) 55(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Joseph Gordon as attorney of Lord Seaford and Charles P. Ellis Esquire.
T71/11 224
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 152(Tot)
[Name] Caymanas Registered to Lord Seaford.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Cath.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] Ellis's Caymanas
[Size] 2392 Registered to Lord Seaford.
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Catherin.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Ellis Caymanas [ Jamaica | St Catherine ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/2617 [accessed 19th April 2024].
