Greenwich

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Associated People (7)

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
1787 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Owner
1792 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Agent
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (2)

£2,359 2S 0D
£1,174 15S 0D

Notes

See also JA9141 for enslaved people purchased from C.R. and S.G. Dallas in St Andrew and moved to Vere by Boddington and Davis.


Estate Information (37)

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1787
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Tristram Radcliff Esq; account filed by James Mitchell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 199-200
1788
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Tristram Ratcliffe Esquire. Account filed by James Mitchell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 168-169 f.85
1789
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Tristram Ratcliffe Esquire. Account filed by James Mitchell.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 291 f.144
1790
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Mitchell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 94
1791
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Tristram Ratcliff Esquire. Account filed by James Mitchell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 442
1792
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Tristram Ratcliff deceased. Account filed by James Mitchell. Accounts filed for 01/01/1792 to 14/10/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 305 [f.153]
1793
[Name] Greenwich  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of Tristram Ractcliff Esq deceased. Account filed by George Knowles for the period 01/01/1793 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 176
1794
[Name] Greenwich  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of Tristram Ractcliff Esq. Account filed by George Knowles for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 176
1795
[Name] Greenwich  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of the heirs of Tristram Ractcliff Esq deceased. Account filed by Geo. Knowles for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 177
1796
[Name] Greenwick Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Tristam Radcliffe Esq, dec. Account filed by George Knowles.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old cattle, guinea corn.  
 

Account filed by Robert Charles Gibb, status not given.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 146
1798
[Name] Greenwich  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Vere as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.
1798
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, corn  
 

Account filed by Robert Charles Gibb.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 237
1799
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Robert Charles Gibb for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 87-88
1801
[Name] Greenwich Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, cotton, ginger, coffee, piemento  
 

Account filed by Robert Charles Gibb. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 204
1801
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Disposed of by desire of Arthur McKenzie and Thomas Hardy Esquires acting attornies to said estate. Account filed by Robert Charles Gibb as overseer. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 82-83
1803
[Name] Greenwich  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander McDowall planter of the parish of Vere for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 69
1804
[Name] Greenwich Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner not given. Account filed in the name of Alexander McDowall, overseer to said plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 181
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] -  
 

Registered to George Ratcliff.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Vere.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] 160(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] 122  
 

Registered to George Ratcliff.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cla.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 151(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] 117  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] 109  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot) 58(F) 85(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In possession of Henry Nembhard attorney to George Ratcliffe.

 
T71/51 pp. 207-210
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent for George Ratcliffe.

 
T71/52 129
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 132(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 131(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] 99  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 132(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 137(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent to George Ratcliffe.

 
T71/53 76
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] 96  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
[Stock] 83  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot) 54(F) 76(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent to George Ratcliffe.

 
T71/54 132
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 127(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 127(Tot)  
[Name] Greenwich  
 

Registered to George Ratcliffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29clarvere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot) 58(F) 65(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Simon Taylor as agent to the heirs of George Ratcliff deceased.

 
T71/55 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 115(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Simon Taylor Esq. agent to the heirs of George Ratcliffe deceased. Total numbers of enslaved given as 59 men and 59 women. Numbers don't add up?

 
T71/56
1839
[Name] Greenwich Estate  
[Size] 622  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.