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Grantham

Jamaica | St James

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1811 [EA] - → Not known
John Sharpe
1823 [EA] - 1833 [LA] → Joint owner
Amelia Fordyce Sharpe
1823 [EA] - 1833 [LA] → Joint owner
John Sharpe

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St James 286 (Grantham)
£310 12S 0D

Estate Information (14)

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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham etc.  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to John Sharpe junior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Sharpe as owner and in right of his wife, Amelia F. Sharpe; increase owing to 3 births and acquisition of 17 enslaved people from various parties; decrease in total owing to 1 death.

 
T71/210 326
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 13(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 13  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Sharpe as owner and in right of his wife.

 
T71/213 11
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
 

Registered to John Sharpe. Number of stock unclear (page torn).

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Sharpe as owner and in right of his wife.

 
T71/220 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot)  
[Name] Grantham  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Sharpe as owner and in right of his wife.

 
T71/223 255
1839
[Name] Grantham  
[Size] 25  
 

Registered to John Sharpe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.