Dornoch Pen

Estate Details


Associated People (5)

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
1775 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£2,461 9S 4D

Estate Information (45)

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1779
[Name] Donack  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

The property of Robert Home Gordon, a minor and under the care and direction of John Grant Esq. as acting executor. Account filed by Peter Gordon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 190
1781
[Name] Dornock Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

No ownership details given. Account filed by Lewis Grant, planter. Home Castle, Dornock, Riverhead & Gordon Hall planatations all filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 70-71
1782
[Name] Dornock  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, pimento, fustick, cattle, horses, pasturage  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by Lewis Grant, planter. Home Castle, Dornock, Riverhead & Gordon Hall plantations all filed together. Crops listed together. Assumed to be both Dornoch and Home Castle.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 184-185
1783
[Name] Dornock  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, fustick, logwood  
 

Account filed by Peter Grant, planter. The estates of Home Castle, Dornock, Riverhead and Gordon Hall were listed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 157-8
1785
[Name] Dornock Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Peter Grant, planter. Home Castle, Dornock, River Head and Golden Hall Plantations filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 70
1786
[Name] Dornock Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Peter Grant, planter. Home Castle, Dornock, River Head and Golden Hall Plantations filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 105-106
1787
[Name] Dornock  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by Peter Grant, planter. Home Castle Estate, Dornock, River Head, Gordon Hall Penns all filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 124
1787
[Name] Dornoch Pen  
[Crop] cattle, some horses and mules  
 

Account filed by Joseph Tulloh planter. Dornoch, Riverhead and Gordon Hall Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 189-190
1788
[Name] Dornock  
[Crop] Pimento, horses, mules, cattle  
 

Account filed by Joseph Tulloch planter. Dornock, Riverhead and Gordonhall Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 221 f.120
1789
[Name] Dornock Estate  
[Crop] Pimento, horses, mules, cattle  
 

Account filed by Joseph Tulloch planter. Dornock, Riverhead and Gordonhall Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 313-314
1790
[Name] Dornoch  
[Crop] Pimento, cattle, horses, mules  
 

Account filed by Joseph Tulloch planter. Dornoch Riverhead and Gordon Hall Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 283-284
1791
[Name] Dornoch  
[Crop] Pimento, cattle, horses, mules  
 

Account filed by Joseph Tulloch planter. Dornoch Riverhead and Gordon Hall Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 303-304
1792
[Name] Dornoch  
[Crop] cattle, horses, mules  
 

Account filed by William Dow, planter. Dornoch Riverhead and Gordon Hall Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 104-105
1793
[Name] Dornock  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Account filed by William Dow, planter. Dornock Riverhead and Gordon Hall Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 359-360
1794
[Name] Dornock Riverhead Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle  
 

Account filed by William Dow, planter for the period 31/12/1793 to 31/12/1794. Dornock Riverhead and Gordon Hall Penns filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 220
1795
[Name] Dornock Pen  
[Crop] horses, mules, cattle  
 

Account filed by Alexander Thoburn for the period 31/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 191
1796
[Name] Dornoch Penn  
[Crop] Steers, mules, mares, horses, cows, heifers  
 

Belonging to Robert Holme Gordon Esq. Account filed y Alexander Thorburn? Planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Dornoch Pen  
[Crop] Horses, mares,mules, bulls, steers, cows, heifers, calves.  
 

Belonging to Robert Home Gordon, Esq, of GB. Account filed by John Rowand, status not given.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 129
1799
[Name] Dornock Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, mules  
 

Property of Robert Home Gordon Esq. Account filed by John Rowland planter for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 43-44
1800
[Name] Dornoch Penn  
[Crop] Mules, horses, steers, heifers, cows, bulls, gillies  
 

Belonging to Robert Home Gordon Esq. Account filed by John Roward (?), planter. Accounts filed for 1799-1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 15
1801
[Name] Dornoch Penn  
[Crop] Livestock (cattle, horses and mules)  
 

The property of Robert Home Gordon Esq. Account filed by John Rowand (?Roward) Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 115
1803
[Name] Dornoch Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, mules, coffee  
 

Property of Robert Moure Gordon Esq. Account filed by Donald McInnes as overseer for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 53
1807
[Name] Dornock Pen  
[Crop] Livestock and pasturage  
 

Property of Robert Home Gordon Esq. Account presented by Duncan Campbell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 146-147
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 301(Tot)  
[Name] Dornock etc.  
[Stock] 694  
 

Registered to Robert Home Gordon. Assumed to include Home Castle

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Ann.htm. The 1811 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 303(Tot)  
[Name] Dornock etc.  
[Stock] 736  
 

Registered to Robert Home Gordon. Assumed to include Home Castle

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1810, hence the earlier transcription date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot)  
[Name] Dornock  
[Stock] 466  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 525  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 584  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot) 43(F) 41(M)  
[Name] Dornoch Pen  
 

In the possession of Robert Fairweather as attorney of Robert Home Gordon Esq. the owner on Dornoch Pen.

 
T 71/43 460-462
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 112(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 685  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 115(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 662  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Fairweather as attorney of Robert Home Gordon [7 births, two deaths, others listed as acquisitions, enrolled either by Margaret Gordon for the estate of Joseph Gordon, or enrolled by Peter Gibson].

 
T 71/44 259
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 114(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 594  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_04.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] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Fairweather as attorney of Robert Horne Gordon.

 
T 71/45 279-280
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 675  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 112(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 589  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Alamanc (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 103(Tot) 53(F) 50(M)  
[Name] Dornoch Pen  
 

In the possession of Robert Fairweather as attorney of Robert Home Gordon.

 
T 71/46 347-348
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 523  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 122(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 450  
 

Registered to Robert H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 110(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Susanna Harriotte Gordon as tenant for life [registered in 1823 by Robert Fairweather as attorney of Robert Home Gordon][1829 statement made by Patrick Waugh, attorney of Mrs Gordon].

 
T 71/47 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Dornoch  
[Stock] 437  
 

Registered to Susanns H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 132(Tot)  
[Name] Dornock  
[Stock] 449  
 

Registered to Susanna H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 114(Tot) 58(F) 56(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Fairweather as attorney of Mrs. S H Gordon.

 
T 71/49 309
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 112(Tot)  
[Name] Dornock  
[Stock] 390  
 

Registered to Susannah H. Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Dornoch  
[Size] 2777  
 

Registered to Susannah Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.