UCL

Retford

Jamaica | Manchester

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
1823 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
John Peart
1823 [EA] - → Other
Donald Cameron

Previous owner of enslaved people sold to this estate.

1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
John Salmon junior
1823 [EA] - → Attorney
Hon. John Salmon

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Manchester 168 (Newark, Nottingham, and Retford)
£3,133 13S 3D

Estate Information (12)

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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot) 11(F) 7(M)  
[Name] Retford Plantation  
 

In the possession of John & John Salmon as attornies to John Peart for Retford Plantation. Increase of 17 enslaved people by purchase "purchased from Estate of Donald Cameron Registered by Duncan Cameron acting for the heirs of Donald Cameron in the Parish of St Elizabeth 28 June 1820".

 
T71/67 286
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 28(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 80  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 11(F) 8(M)  
[Name] Retford Plantation  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as Attorney for Retford Plantation.

 
T71/68 339-340
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 78  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot) 12(F) 8(M)  
[Name] Retford Plantation  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as Attorney to John Peart Esquire.

 
T71/71 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 120  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 7(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 77  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32manc.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) 13(F) 8(M)  
[Name] Retford Plantation  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior Esquire as Attorney for Retford Plantation.

 
T71/73 321
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 8(Tot)  
[Name] Retford  
[Stock] 210  
 

Registered to John Peart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Manch.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Newark,Nottingham, Retford  
[Size] 1800  
 

Registered to John Peart.

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