Saxham Estate

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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
1763 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Owner
1794 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner

The estate passed into the hands of the assignees of Hutchison Mure and his partners after the failure of their firm c. 1793/94.

1794 [EA] - 1805 [LA] → Assignee

The assignees of Mure & Co. are known to have included James Woodbridge I (and then James Woodbridge II).

1811 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Assignee
1811 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
1811 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Assignee

Shown as one of the assignees of Hutchison Mure and others in the 1817 Slave Register

1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Other
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Assignee
1823 [EA] - → Attorney
1825 [EA] - 1830 [LA] → Owner
1826 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner

Associated Claims (2)

£3,222 19S 11D
£461 18S 11D

Estate Information (43)

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1763
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. Account filed by James Wardrop as overseer on the instruuction of James Kerr as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 83
1763
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Hanover 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)
1765
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. Account filed by James Wardrop as overseer on the instruuction of Messrs Wedderburn, Fairholme and Malcolm as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 49
1766
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. Account filed by William Bruce as overseer on the instruuction of Messrs Wedderburn, Fauholme and Malcolm as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 169
1768
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. Account filed by William Bruce as overseer on the instruuction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 98
1769
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Patrick MacLachlan as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr and Hutchison Mure Junior as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 157
1770
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Patrick MacLachlan as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr and Hutchison Mure Junior as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 223
1771
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Stewart Carmichael as overseer on the instruction of Hutchison Mure Junior as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 55
1772
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Hutchison Mure Esq. of London. Account filed by Stewart Carmichael as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr and William Mure as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 42
1794
[Name] Sarham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old copper  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod Esq.s attornies to the assignees of Messrs Mure, Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Richard Atkinson as overseer for the period 26/02/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 121
1795
[Name] Sarham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod Esq.s as attornies to the assignees of Messrs Mure, Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Richard Atkinson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 72
1796
[Name] Saxham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the assignees of Mure, Atkinson and Mure. Account given by James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander MacLeod, Esqs, attornies. Account filed by Richard Atkinson , overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Saxham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the assignees of Mure Atkinson and Mure. Account given by James Wedderburn, Charles Mitchell and Alexander McLeod, attornies. Account filed by Richard Atkinson, Overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 114
1798
[Name] Saxham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, mollasses  
 

Account filed by Richard Atkinson Oversern on the.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 12
1799
[Name] Saxham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the management of Charles Mitchell attorney of the assignees of Hutchinson Mure and Co. Account filed by Richard Atkinson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 5-6
1799
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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.
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 248(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
 

Registered in Hanover to the estate of Hutchison Mure with 248 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, return given at a vestry meeting 23/11/1799.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 24.
1800
[Name] Saxham Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper  
 

In the possession and management of Charles Mitchell attorney for the assignees of Hutchinson Mure and Co. Account filed by Richard Atkinson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 116-117
1801
[Name] Saxham Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In the possession of Charles Mitchell (?) as Attorney to the Assignees of Hutchinson Muir (?) deceased. Account filed by Richard Allenson (?) as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 214-215
1803
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

In the possession of Charles Mitchell attorney for the assignees Messrs Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Richard Atkinson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 214-215
1807
[Name] Saxham  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle and great house rental  
 

In the possession of Charles Mitchell Esq. as attorney to the assignees of Mure Atkinson and Mure. Account filed by Richard Atkinson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 82
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 373(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham and Caldwall  
[Stock] 268  
 

Registered to Assignees of Messrs Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Hanov.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Name] Saxham Estate  
 

"Atkinson v. Plummer, 5th of August 1811. Reg. Lib. (a) 1810, fol. 1466-- His Lordship doth orther that the defendants Thomas Plummer, John Smith, and James Woodbridge, be at liberty to make the present dividend of 1s. in the pound, under the commission of bankruptcy issued against Henry Mure, Robert Mure, and William Mure, of the estate and effects of the said bankrupts-- but this is to be without prejudice; and it is ordered that the said defendants be restrained from making any future divident of the produce of the Saxham and Caldwell estates under the said commission, without leave of the court." From The Law Journal Reports for the year 1842 p. 394.

1811
[Number of enslaved people] 380(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham etc.  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to (assignees of) Muire & Co. Assumed to include Caldwall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 198(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 123  
 

Registered to Assignees of Mures & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 116  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot) 101(F) 95(M)  
[Name] Saxham Estate  
 

In the possession of Andrew Reddie as attorney to Thomas Plummer, John Smith and James Woodbridge absentees and assignees of Hutchison Mure, Robert Mure and William Mure on Saxham Estate.

 
T71/190 468-472
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 92  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham Estate  
 

In the possession of P. A. Scarlett as attorney to John Smith and James Woodbridge, assignees of Messrs Mure.

 
T71/191 09-Oct
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 108  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 181(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure & Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham Estate  
 

In the possession of Hutchison M. Scott as attorney to John Smith and James Woodbridge as assignees (sp?) of Mssrs Mure and Co.

 
T71/192 340-341
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 169(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 95  
 

Registered to assignees of Mure and Co.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 103  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 169(Tot) 97(F) 72(M)  
[Name] Saxham Estate  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Capon and Anthony Davis as owners. "Acquired by purchase, enrolled in 1817, 1820 and 1823 by the attorneys to the assignees of Hutchison Mure, Robert Mure and William Mure."

 
T71/193 132-137
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 13  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 183(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Capon & Anthony Davis as owners. 25 enslaved people acquired by purchase since 1826.

 
T71/194 75-76
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 180(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
 

Registered to Benjamin Capon et al.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot) 69(F) 96(M)  
[Name] Saxham Estate  
 

In the possession of William Dawes Quarrell as attorney to Anthony Davis as owner and survivor of Benjamin Capon deceased.

 
T71/198 171
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Saxham  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to Anthony Davis.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Hanov.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Saxham  
[Size] 589  
 

Registered to Anthony Davis.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Hanover.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.