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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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1817 [SY] - → Attorney
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1815 [SY] - 1839 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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1753 [EA] - 1753 [LA] → Owner
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1760 [EA] - 1815 [EY] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
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1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
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1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
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1832 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Attorney
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1832 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Attorney
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Associated Claims (1) |
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£3,032 9S 4D
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B. W. Higman described Salt Pond Pen as illustrative of 'the smaller pens which depended almost entirely on the urban markets of Spanish Town and Kingston.' Salt Pond Pen was located on an area which stretched from Passage Fort to Port Henderson on the western shore of Kingston Harbour. From an illustration in Edward Long's History of Jamaica published in 1774, Higman identified the major settlements around Kingston. He noted the 'spacious character of the urban pens with secluded residences.' Higman referred to a plan of the property which was made by John Rome whilst the estate was under the ownership of Henry Dawkins II and which was based on a survey performed in 1767. Higman noted that the 'Salt Pond' depicted on Rome's plan is today known as Dawkins Pond. Salt Pond Pen sustained its commerce through the markets of Passage Fort and Spanish Town. The produce of Salt Pond Pen included pasturage, grass, Guinea corn, cattle, horses and sheep. Rome indicated a 'saltwork' was also present on the property which Higman suggested could have been another source of income. Much of the land which formerly made up Salt Pond Pen is today covered by the urban development of Portmore. |
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B. W. Higman, Jamaica surveyed: plantation maps and plans of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (Kingston, Institute of Jamaica Publications, 1988), pp.218-221. |
Estate Information (38) |
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1753
[Name] Salt Pond
[Crop] Rum and cotton Estate belonging to James Dawkins Junior Esq. Account filed by John Shickle. The estates of James Dawkins Junior were filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 155
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1760
[Name] Salt Ponds
[Crop] Sheep Estates belonging to Henry Dawkins Esquire in Jamaica. Account filed by Charles Bosnell Esquire, one of the attorneys to the Honourable Henry Dawkins Esquire. Windsor plantation, Old Plantation, Friendship Plantation, Sutton Plantation, Parnassus Planatation, Caymanas Plantation, Magotty Plantation, Salt Ponds all filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 157
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1761
[Name] Salt Ponds
[Crop] Sheep Estates belonging to Henry Dawkins Esquire in Jamaica. Account filed by Charles Bosnell Esquire, one of the attorneys to Henry Dawkins Esquire. Windsor, Old Plantation, Friendship, Sutton, Parnassus, Caymanas, Magotty, Salt Ponds all filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 195
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1762
[Name] Salt Ponds
[Crop] Sheep Estates belonging to Henry Dawkins Esquire in Jamaica. Account filed by Charles Bosnell Esquire, one of the attorneys to Henry Dawkins Esquire. Windsor, Old Plantation, Friendship, Sutton, Parnassus, Caymanas, Trodways, Salt Ponds all filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 195
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1767
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Denight (sp) as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 167
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1768
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins Esq. Account filed by William Fulton as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 119
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1770
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins Esq. Account filed by John Swight as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 2
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1771
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Swright as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 163
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1772
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Swright as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 3
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1773
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Swright as overseer and wharfinger on the instruction of John and George Gordon Esqs. As attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 76
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1774
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Swright as overseer. George Gordon Esq. as attorney.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 272
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1775
[Name] Salt Pond Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Swright as overseer and wharfinger at Salt Pond Pen. George Gordon Esq. as attorney.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 282
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1776
[Name] Salt Pond
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of Henry Dawkins Esq. Account filed by William Cruden as overseer at Salt Pond. George Gordon Esq. as attorney. Salt Pond, Tredways, Caymanas and Bogg all listed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 68-9
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1778
[Name] Salt Pond
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Monarch on the order of George Gordon Esq. as attorney.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 51
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1798
[Name] Salt Pond Penn
[Crop] sheep, cattle, wood, timber Produce of Henry Dawkins Esq. Account filed by John Day as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 143
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1800
[Name] Salt Pond Penn
[Crop] cattle, sheep, wood, timber Property of Henry Dawkins. Account filed by John Day as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 134
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1801
[Name] Salt Pond Penn
[Crop] Livestock (cattle, goats and sheep), timber Belonging to Henry Dawkins Esq. Account filed by John Day as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 198
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1804
[Name] Dawkins Salt Pond Penn
[Crop] Horses, mares, steers, cows, heifers, calves, steers, mare, woodm old iron Owner not given. Account filed in the name of James Meikle, overseer to said estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 218
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 113(Tot)
[Name] Salt-Pond Pen [Stock] 274 Registered to Henry Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15cath.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 288(Tot) 151(F) 137(M)
[Name] Caymanas and Salt Pond Pen In the possession of William Shand and Francis Graham attornies to James Dawkins Esquire.
T71/1 622-632
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 115(Tot)
[Name] Dawkins' Salt Ponds [Stock] 254 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al01.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] 118(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 265 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p01.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] 119(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Hon. William Shand and Malcolm McLeod as attorneys to James Dawkins Esquire.
T71/2 71
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 119(Tot)
[Name] Salt Ponds [Stock] 286 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_01.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] 122(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 257 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p01.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] 129(Tot) 63(F) 66(M)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen In the possession of William Shand and Malcolm McLeod as attorneys to James Dawkins.
T71/3 12
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 127(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 248 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24cath.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] 133(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 225 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al01.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] 140(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of William Hewitt as attorney to the trustees of James Dawkins Esq.
T71/5 402
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 180 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 137(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 171 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1828
[Number of enslaved people] 141(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 180 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29cathjohn.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] 151(Tot)
[Name] Dawkins Caymanas Estate In the possession of William Hewitt Esquire as attorney to the Trustees of James Dawkins Esquire.
T71/8 31
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 149(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 179 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831cath.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] 156(Tot)
[Name] Salt Pond Pen [Stock] 181 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32cath.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] 155(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Thomas James Bernard and Walter George Steward as attornies of Rt Honble Lord Viscount Downe Sir George Francis Hampson Bart and Sir William Henry Cooper, Trustees of James Dawkins.
T71/11 74
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot)
[Name] Saltpond Pen [Stock] 186 Registered to James Dawkins.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Cath.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1839
[Name] D. S. P. Pen
[Size] 1250 Registered to Hon. Thomas James Bernard and Walter George Stewart.
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Catherin.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Dawkins Salt Pond Pen [ Jamaica | St Catherine ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/1463 [accessed 25th November 2024].
