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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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- 1846 [LA] → Seller
Sale of Dry Valley and Water Valley together to Lawrence Hislop for £8000 |
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- 1775 [EY] → Owner
In his will made and proved in 1775, William Virgo left his Water Valley estate to his sons James Virgo and Montague Wisdom Virgo, the net proceeds to be divided between them. |
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- 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
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- 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
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1775 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Joint owner
Co-heir with his brother Montague Wisdom Virgo of their father William Virgo |
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1781 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Owner
By an indenture dated 02/04/1781 the heirs of William Virgo conveyed Water Valley to Robert Minto, with the participation of Neill Malcolm, who appears to have previously advanced some £19,000 on the estate. |
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1781 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Judgement creditor
By an indenture dated 02/04/1781 the heirs of William Virgo conveyed Water Valley to Robert Minto, with the participation of Neill Malcolm, who appears to have previously advanced some £19,000 on the estate |
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1803 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Not known
In 1803, trustees for Robert Minto deceased registered the enslaved people on Water Valley. |
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1804 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Previous owner
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1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
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1830 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Owner of a group of enslaved people on the Water Valley estate |
Associated Claims (2) |
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£1,522 0S 11D
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£5,576 12S 6D
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Estate Information (26) |
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1775
[Name] Water Valley
[Crop] sugar, rum , molasses Belonging to the heirs of William Virgo Esq. deceased.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 263
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1796
[Name] Water Valley Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, steers Belonging to Robert Minto, Esq. Account filed by James Tyson, book-keeper/late overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 159
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1799
[Name] Water-Valley
[Crop] Sugar Plotted In Trelawny as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a windmill 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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1803
[Name] Water Valley Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum In the possession of the trustees of Robert Minto Esq deceased and received by David Richards. Account filed by said David Richards for the period 12/09/1803 to 31/12/1803.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 107
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1804
[Name] Water Valley Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle and fustic Belonging to the heirs of Robert Minto? Esq, deceased. Account filed in the name of Edward Mark, overseer to said estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 163
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1807
[Name] Water Valley
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by Thomas Forsyth as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 60
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 283(Tot)
[Name] Water-Valley [Stock] 249 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.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] 274(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 222 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.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] 275(Tot) 141(F) 134(M)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of Walter Minto as Owner on Water Valley Estate.
T71/227 1495-1502
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 270(Tot)
[Name] Wales Valley [Stock] 101 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.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] 269(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 6 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.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] 255(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of Walter Minto Esquire as Owner on Walter Valley Estate.
T71/231 [unpaginated]
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 288(Tot)
[Name] Wales Valley [Stock] 183 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.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] 293(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 274 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.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] 271(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of Walter Minto as Owner on Water Valley Estate.
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 297(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 276 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.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] 293(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 288 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.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] 269(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of Walter Minto Esquire as Owner on Water Valley Estate.
T71/235 [unpaginated]
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 297(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 276 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.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] 297(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 120 Registered to Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.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] 274(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of Walter Minto Esquire as Owner on Water Valley Estate.
T71/239 [unpaginated]
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 315(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 16 Registered to Walter Minto, deceased.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.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] 346(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley [Stock] 151 Registered to estate of Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.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] 316(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley Registered to estate of Walter Minto.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.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] 75(Tot) 33(F) 42(M)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of The Honorable Richard Barrett as Attorney of Mrs Mary Minto.
T71/241 11
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 268(Tot)
[Name] Water Valley Estate In the possession of The Honorable Richard Barrett as Guardian for the Heirs of Walter Minto Esquire deceased.
T71/241 13
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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:
'Water Valley [ Jamaica | Trelawny ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/161 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
