Blenheim

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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
1785 [EA] - 1797 [EY] → Owner
1793 [EA] - → Overseer
1797 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Owner
1797 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Previous owner
1797 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Overseer
1797 [EA] - → Not known
1798 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Attorney
1799 [EA] - → Overseer
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Manager
1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney

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£2,522 12S 6D

Estate Information (31)

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1793
[Name] Blenheim Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander Gordon as overseer for the year to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 97-98
1797
[Name] Blenheim Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper, iron  
 

Belonging to the late Aaron Moffatt, Esq, dec. Account given by the Hon John Hiatt, Esq. Account filed by John Graham, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 200
1798
[Name] Blenheim Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Aaron Moffatt Esq deceased under the care and direction of Wm Robertson Esq. Account filed by John Graham as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 88-89
1798
[Name] Blenheim  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Ann as a sugar estate with 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
[Name] Blenheim Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper, cane plants, some cattle  
 

Under the care and direction of William Robertson Esq. Account filed by Robert Creighton as overseer for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 233
1800
[Name] Blenheim Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Aaron Moffatt Esq deceased under the care and direction of William Robertson Esq. Account filed by Robert Creighton as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 37
1801
[Name] Blenheim Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Late the property fo Aaron Moffatt Esq deceased and now under the care and direction of William Milne and Charles Fyfe Esquires. Account filed by Robert Creighton as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 199
1803
[Name] Blenheim Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Aaron Moffat Esq deceased under the care and direction of William Milne and Charles Fyffe Esq.s. Account filed by Charles Graves book-keeper for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 173
1807
[Name] Blenheim  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to John Moffatt Esq. deceased and now under the care and direction of William Milne Charles Fyffe and James Aitken Esqs. Account filed by David Ingram as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 15
1808
[Name] Blenheim  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper and livestock  
 

Belonging to the late John Moffatt Esq. and now under the care and direction of William Milne, Charles Fyffe and James Aitken Esq. Account filed by David Ingram as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 182
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 338(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim and Cranbrook  
[Stock] 29  
 

Registered to John Moffat.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Ann.htm. The 1811 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 332(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim etc.  
[Stock] 149  
 

Registered to John Moffat. Assumed to be Blenheim and Cranbrook.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1810, hence the earlier transcription date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 144(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to John Moffatt.

 
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] 141(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to John Moffat.

 
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] 145(Tot) 67(F) 78(M)  
[Name] Blenheim Sugar Plantation  
 

In the possession of James Aitken as manager of Blenheim Sugar Plantation late belonging to John Moffatt Esq., deceased.

 
T 71/43 759-762
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to John Moffat.

 
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.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 114  
 

Registered to John Moffatt.

 
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] 26(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to the heirs of John Moffatt.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
 

In the possession of David Ingram and Charles Smith as receivers for Blenheim, the property of the heirs of John Moffatt, deceased.

 
T 71/44 456-457
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 82  
 

Registered to the heirs of John Moffatt.

 
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
[Number of enslaved people] 128(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
 

In the possession of David Ingram and Charles Smith as receivers for Blenheim belonging to the heirs of John Moffatt deceased.

 
T 71/45 559-560
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 128(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 85  
 

Registered to the heirs of John Moffatt.

 
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] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 81  
 

Registered to the heirs of John Moffatt.

 
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] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
 

In the possession of David Ingram and Charles Smith as attorneys and receivers for Blenheim belonging to the heirs of John Moffat deceased.

 
T 71/46 616-617
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 115(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to the heirs of John Moffat.

 
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] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to heirs of John Moffat.

 
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.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 116(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim Estate  
 

In the possession of Charles Smith and David Ingram as attorneys for the heirs of John Moffatt, deceased, as owner.

 
T 71/48 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to heirs of John Moffat.

 
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
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to heirs of John Moffat.

 
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] 111(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to heirs of John Moffat.

 
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] 113(Tot)  
[Name] Blenheim Estate  
 

In the possession of The Heirs of John Moffatt on Blenheim Estate.

 
T 71/50 524