Berry Hill

Estate Details


Associated People (8)

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
- 1841 [LA] → Owner
1809 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Agent
1834 [EA] - → Joint owner
1834 [EA] - → Joint owner

Associated Claims (1)

£4,438 0S 8D

Notes

The enslaved people on this estate appear to have formed part of a compensation claim for St Mary claim no. 51 for Rose Hill and Berry Hill estates.


Estate Information (20)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot)  
[Name] Sky Hill  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Cath.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of 1809.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 153(Tot)  
[Name] Berry-Hill  
[Stock] 39  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_01.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot) 70(F) 84(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Alves, Alexander Gilzean and James S Lane as attorneys to William Falconer esq.

 
T71/25 239-243
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 152(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 49  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Gilzean, James S Lane and John Alves as attornies to William Falconer.

 
T71/26 125
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 67  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot) 32(F) 30(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Alves, Alex Gilzean and James L Lane as attornies to William Falconer.

 
T71/27 121-123
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alex Gilzean as attorney to William Falconer.

 
T71/28 345
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot) 29(F) 30(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Gilzean as attorney to Alexander Falconer.

 
T71/29-31 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 66  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 53  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Stock] 61  
 

Registered to William Falconer.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIV.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 54(Tot) 25(F) 29(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Gilzean as agent to Colin Mackenzie attorney to William Falconer Esquire.

 
T71/32 136
1839
[Name] Berry Hill  
[Size] 300  
 

Registered to Munro and Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thosvale.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.