Prospect

Estate Details


Associated People (6)

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
1796 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Owner
1801 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
1803 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
1820 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£2,174 19S 11D

Estate Information (26)

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1796
[Name] Prospect Penn  
[Crop] Hire of enslaved people, mules, steers  
 

Belonging to Henry Laird, Esq. Account given by John White, Esq, attorney. Account filed by Joseph Wilkenshaw, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Prospect Penn  
[Crop] Mules, jobbing, hire of enlaved people, pasturage  
 

Belonging to Henry Laird, Esq. Account given by John White, attorney. Account filed by Joseph Walkinshawe? Overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 172
1798
[Name] Prospect Penn  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people, mules, cattle  
 

Property of Henry Laird Esq under the direction of John White his attorney. Account filed by Joseph Wutkinhen [?] as overseer for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 159
1799
[Name] Prospect Penn  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people, mules, cattle, logwood, rents  
 

Property of Henry Laird Esq under the direction of John White his attorney. Account filed by Joseph Walkenshaw as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 39-40
1803
[Name] Prospect Penn  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people, mules  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Henry Laid Esq deceased. Account filed by Samuel Greaves for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 217
1804
[Name] Prospect Penn  
[Crop] Fustick, Cows, steers, mules, hire of carpenter, hire of enslaved people  
 

Owner not given. Account filed in the name of Samuel Greaves, overseer to said penn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 118
1807
[Name] Prospect Pen  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people and carpenter hire  
 

Account presented by Samuel Graves as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 227
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 51  
 

Registered to Harry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 53  
 

Registered to Henry Laird deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot) 46(F) 55(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Racker Webb as attorney to Henry Laird Esquire.

 
T71/166 1078-1081
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 83  
 

Registered to estate of Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 70  
 

Registered to Henry Laird deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot) 47(F) 55(M)  
[Name] Prospect Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to Henry Laird for Prospect Pen.

 
T71/167 606-607
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 64  
 

Registered to Henry Laird deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 71  
 

Registered to Henry Laird deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 57  
 

Registered to Henry Laird deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot) 49(F) 57(M)  
[Name] Prospect Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to Henry Laird for Prospect Pen.

 
T71/168 625-626
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 110(Tot) 53(F) 57(M)  
[Name] Prospect Plantation  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as attorney.

 
T71/169 690-691
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 122(Tot) 59(F) 63(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior as attorney to Henry Laird.

 
T71/174 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 122(Tot)  
[Name] Peru  
 

Registered to Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Peru  
[Stock] 85  
 

Registered to Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot) 54(F) 64(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior Esquire as attorney for Henry Laird Esquire.

 
T71/177 62
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] Peru  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Prospect  
[Size] 2300  
 

Registered to Henry Laird.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.