Castlemine

Estate Details


Associated People (10)

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
1807 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Receiver
1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known
1815 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1821 [EA] - → Previous owner
1823 [EA] - → Owner

Also given as 'B.B. Johnston'

1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
1839 [EA] - → Not known

Associated Claims (2)

£1,000 5S 5D
£4,093 2S 3D

Estate Information (26)

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1807
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Crop] Coffee, livestock and lumber  
 

In the possession of John Kelly as the receiver of the Pen and under his care and direction. Account filed by John Kelly as receiver. The estates of Castle Mine and Castle Mine Pen were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 19
1807
[Name] Castle Mine Pen  
[Crop] Coffee, livestock and lumber  
 

In the possession of John Kelly as the receiver of the Pen and under his care and direction. Account filed by John Kelly as receiver. The estates of Castle Mine and Castle Mine Pen were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 19
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] Castlemine  
[Stock] 259  
 

Registered to John Kelly.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Mary.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Castlemine  
[Stock] 262  
 

Registered to John Kelly.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 181  
 

Registered to William Bennett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 205  
 

Registered to William Bennett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot) 37(F) 44(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

William Bennet, owner.

 
T 71/33 358-362
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 237  
 

Registered to William Bennett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 271  
 

Registered to William Bennett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot) 45(F) 42(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

William Bennet, owner.

 
T 71/34 16v-17
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 250  
 

Registered to estate of William Bennett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 230  
 

Registered to B. B. Johnston.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 89(Tot) 45(F) 44(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Benjamin Burton Johnson, owner [returns made in 1817 and 1820 by William Bennett].

 
T 71/35 246-247
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 283  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Castlemine  
[Stock] 237  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 175(Tot) 83(F) 92(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

John Waters, owner [increase by birth and purchase from Benjamin Burton Johnson and from W J Murphy]. Assumed to be both Castlemine and Montmorency.

 
T 71/36 212-216
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Castlemine  
[Stock] 227  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 268  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29mary.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) 81(F) 102(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

John Waters, owner [increase by births and purchase from William Thaw and registered by him in St Mary's]. Assumed to be both Castlemine and Montmorency.

 
T 71/40 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

John McGrath, owner [increase by purchase at Deputy Marshal's sale, previously registered by James McIntosh at St Thomas in the Vale]. May have been leased to Castlemine rather than included in the ownership of the estate itself.

 
T 71/39 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 178(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 291  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 343  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Castle Mine  
[Stock] 299  
 

Registered to John Waters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot) 12(F) 9(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

John McGrath, owner [increase by purchase]. May have been leased to Castlemine at this point rather than owned as part of the estate itself.

 
T 71/42 78
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 188(Tot) 84(F) 104(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

John Waters, owner. Assumed to be both Castlemine and Montmorency.

 
T 71/42 257
1839
[Name] Castlemine  
[Size] 702  
 

Registered to John and George McGrath.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.