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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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- 1718 [EY] → Owner
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1718 [SY] - 1733 [LA] → Owner
Inherited Lacovia from his father Joseph Hodges in 1718; by the time he wrote his will in 1733 he owned one moity of it, which he bequeathed to his cousin Captain John Hodges. |
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1816 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Watt bought Lacovia estate in St Elizabeth from the executors and trustees of Thomas Warren and Thomas Fullerton Warren for £40,000 in 1816 (conveyance dated 25/07/1816). William Gladstone alleged in Parliament in 1838 that Watt had purchased it around 1813 and that 'it stood in his books charged with £115,000.' |
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1755 [EA] - 1757 [LA] → Attorney
Under the care and direction of John Morse. |
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1755 [EA] - 1768 [EY] → Owner
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1768 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Owner
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1769 [EA] - → Heir
In the will of John Hodges proved in 1769, he left Lacovia to his wife Sarah with the proviso that if his son Thomas took on the estate, he [the son] would pay Sarah £1000 p.a. At some point between 1791 and 1805, the Hodges family appears to have sold Lacovia. It is not clear whether Thomas Fowler nee Hodges ever came into possession of the estate and enslaved people: it was held by his mother in 1791, and did not appear in her will proved in 1799, of which her son Thomas was co-residuary legatee. |
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1805 [EA] - 1805 [LA] → Not known
In his will made in 1805 and proved in 1814, the Rev. Thomas Warren of St Elizabeth referred to the Lacovia estate as if he owned it, and bequeathed it to his family. This has been confirmed by the case of Henckell v Davy, heard by the Privy Council in 1828, which showed the estate being sold to Robert Watt for £40,000 in 1816. |
Associated Claims (1) |
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£6,075 12S 10D
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Estate Information (50) |
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1755
[Name] Lacovia Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum (??) Property of John Hodges Esquire, under the care and direction of John Morse Esquire. Account filed by George Gordon, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 12
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1756
[Name] Lacovia Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of John Hodges Esquire, under the care and direction of John Morse Esquire. Account filed by Adam Macutchion, clerk.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 28
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1757
[Name] Lacovia Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, molasses Property of John Hodges Esquire, under the care and direction of John Morse. Account filed by William Hobbs, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 49
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1763
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] Sugar Plotted in St Elizabeth in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
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1768
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by Neil Malcolm as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 142
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1769
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Belonging to Lachlan McLaughlan Esq. deceased. Account filed by Neil Malcolm as overseer on the direction of Dugald Malcolm Esq.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 182
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1770
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by James Mackintosh.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 228
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1771
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by James Mackintosh planter.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 161
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1772
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by James Mackintosh planter.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 209
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1773
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by James Mackintosh as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 56
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1774
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by James Mackintosh as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 269
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1775
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by James Mackintosh as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 264
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1776
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by James Mackintosh as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 275
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1784
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar and rum Account filed by Michael Mackintosh as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 80-1
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1785
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum and fustick Account filed by Michael Mackintosh as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 28
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1787
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by Charles Campbell, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 143
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1787
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by Charles Campbell as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 59
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1788
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people Account filed by Charles Campbell as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 211-213
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1789
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood Account filed by Charles Campbell as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 151-152 [f.76]
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1790
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, hire of enslaved people Account filed by Charles Campbell as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 228
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1791
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, hire of enslaved people, rents, some cattle In the possession of Mrs Sarah Hodges. Account filed by Charles Campbell as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 177-178 [f.83]
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1792
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by Chambers Campbell as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1792 to 27/09/1792.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 53 [f.27]
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1792
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by George G Vassall as overseer. Accounts filed for 27/09/1792 to 31/12/1792.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 53-54
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1793
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by George G. Vassall as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 389-390
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1794
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, rents, hire of enslaved people Account filed by George Gale Vassall as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 123-124
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1795
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, cattle Account filed by Samuel Davy Crispe as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 22-23
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1796
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, cart hire, hire of enslaved people Account filed by Samuel Davy Crispe, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
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1797
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents Account filed by John Holliday as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1797.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 5
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1798
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents, labour hire Account filed by John Holliday as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 144
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1799
[Name] Lacovia
[Crop] Sugar Plotted in St Elizabeth 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
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1800
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John Holliday for the year ending 31/12/1800.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 184-185
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1801
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar and rum Owner details not recorded. Account filed by John Holliday as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 121
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1803
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account signed by John Holliday for the year ending 31/12/1803.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 43
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1804
[Name] Lacovia Estate
[Crop] sugar and rum Owner not given. Account filed by John Holiday (status not given).
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 132
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 346(Tot) 180(F) 166(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Robert Watt as owner.
T71/166 1025-1031
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 342(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 130 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 335(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 178 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot) 174(F) 155(M)
[Name] Lacovia Estate In the possession of Robert Watt on Lacovia Estate as owner.
T71/167 702-704
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 330(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 126 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 410 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 315(Tot) 172(F) 143(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Robert Watt as owner.
T71/168 735-736
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 313(Tot)
[Name] Locavia [Stock] 231 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 309(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 63 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 304(Tot) 167(F) 137(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Robert Watt as proprietor.
T71/169 797-798
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 284(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 23 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 317(Tot) 177(F) 140(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Robert Watt as owner.
T71/175 [Unpaginated]
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 307(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 30 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1831
[Number of enslaved people] 321(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 158 Registered to Robert Watt.
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.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 306(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia Estate In the possession of Robert Watt as owner.
T71/177 468
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 308(Tot)
[Name] Lacovia [Stock] 57 Registered to Robert Watt. Number of stock unclear.
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.
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Lacovia [ Jamaica | St Elizabeth ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/11259 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
