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Cambridge Hill

Jamaica | St David

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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
1809 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Not known
Robert Porter

Shown against Robert Porter 1809-1815, and left in trust by Robert Porter of Cocoa Walk in his will proved in 1837. He was presumably the owner throughout.

1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Not known
William Hickstall
1821 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Not known
Robert Roy
1839 [EA] - → Not known
Hugh Fraser Leslie

Notes

This estate has connections to Dry Sugar Works in St David and probably also to Williamsfield in St George, but separate slave register entries have not been found for it in either parish. It is clearly a substantial pen in the almanacs but ownership has not been established.

Estate Information (13)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to Robert Porter.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11David.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 57(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to Robert Porter.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge-Hill  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to Robert Porter.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill & Dry Sugar Work  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to William Hickstall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 201  
 

Registered to William Hickstall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 2(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to William Hickstall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 138  
 

Registered to Robert Roy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 109  
 

Registered to Robert Roy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 8(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 74  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 101  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 81  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Stock] 76  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33David.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Cambridge Hill  
[Size] 1060  
 

Registered to Hugh F. Leslie.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40David.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.