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Black Garden

Jamaica | Trelawny

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

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
1785 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Owner
Henry Cuniffe

Estate Information (18)

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1785
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Henry Curniffe Esquire under the direction of John Wedderburn & James Wedderburn Esquires, attorneys. Account filed by Henry Scrymgeour, overseer overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 204-205
1787
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq, under the direction of John and James Wedderburn. Account filed by George Morrison.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 219
1787
[Name] Black Garden  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs; account filed by George Morrison as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 49
1788
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esquires. Account filed by George Morison as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 174-176
1789
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn. Account filed by James Black as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 203-205 f.102-103
1790
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Gray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 225-226 [f.113]
1791
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Gray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 108-110
1792
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 2-3
1793
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cunliffe Esquire under the direction of James Wederburn Esquire. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 316
1794
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, some cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer for the year to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 133
1795
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer for the year to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 24
1796
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Henry Cuniffe, Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by William Fraser, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 95/96
1796
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Henry Cuniffe Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn, Esq. Account filed by William Fraser, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Henry Cuniffe, Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Harry Breese, chief bookkeeper and William Fraser, late overseer being deceased,.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 104
1798
[Name] Black Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of John Graham Esq. Account filed by Andrew McAlpin as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 01/10/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 131
1799
[Name] Black Garden Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by John Marnoch overseer. Account filed by The property of Richard Meyler Esquire.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 132-133
1800
[Name] Black Garden  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by James Lyon as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 51
1801
[Name] Black Garden Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner not recorded. Account filed by John Mornoch (?) as overseer. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 160