Coolshade Estate

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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
04/08/1826 [SD] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
04/08/1826 [SD] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
Not known

In his will proved in 1795 Charles Robinson said he held a bond from William White of St Ann for the sale of one moiety of Cool Shade in St Ann and 31 enslaved people. The linkage with the Coolshade estate in the Slave Registers is tentative but is supported by the presence of John Roebuck as mortgagee, who in other claims was also associated with William White.

1786 [EA] - 1789 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1811 [EA] - 1816 [LA] → Not known
1817 [EA] - 04/08/1826 [ED] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1834 [EA] - → Judgement creditor
1839 [EA] - → Not known

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£2,016 1S 3D

Estate Information (27)

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1786
[Name] Coolshade Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the care and direction of William Mitchell Esq in possession of the estate under a power of attorney received from Messrs John Roebuck and Co of London as mortgagees; account filed by Kenneth Sutherland as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 174
1787
[Name] Coolshade  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the care and direction of William Mitchell Esq attorney to Messrs Roebuck and Co merchants in London and mortgagees in possesion of the plantation; account filed by Kenneth Sutherland as overseer and book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 70
1788
[Name] Coolshade  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the care and direction of William Mitchell Esquire acting attorney to Messrs John Roebuck and Co. of London mortgagees in possession. Account filed by Lawrence Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 323-324 f. 174
1789
[Name] Coolshade  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the care and direction of William Mitchell and Lewis Cuthbert Esquires attornies for Messrs John Roebuck and Co. of London and mortgagees in possession of the plantation. Account filed by Lawrence Fyfe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 384-385 f.190
1798
[Name] Coolshade  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Ann as a sugar estate with a watermill 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.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Coolshade  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to James Fraser.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1810, hence the earlier transcription date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 244(Tot)  
[Name] Coolshade  
[Stock] 122  
 

Registered to James Fraser.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 104  
 

Registered to James Fraser.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot) 71(F) 89(M)  
[Name] Coolshade Estate  
 

In the possession of Alexander Kidston and Isaac Higgin as attorneys of John Higgin Esq., owner on Coolshade estate.

 
T 71/43 573-577
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 80  
 

Registered to John Higgin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 156(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 95  
 

Registered to John Higgin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot) 67(F) 87(M)  
[Name] Coolshade Estate  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as attorney to John Higgin, owner of Coolshade Estate [births 8, deaths 15, 1 purchase].

 
T 71/44 312-313
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 156(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] number torn  
 

Registered to John Higgin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to John Higgin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] Coolshade  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as attorney to John Higgin owner of Coolshade [25 deaths].

 
T 71/45 388-390
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 71  
 

Registered to John Higgin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 19  
 

Registered to John Higgin.

 
Jamaica Alamanc (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Solomon Cohen as owner.

 
T 71/46 187-188
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Henry Levy and Solomon Cohen as joint owners [increase by purchase on 4 August 1826 of 42 enslaved people from John Higgin of London by Isaac Higgin his attorney by whom they were last registered].

 
T 71/46 527-529
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 25  
 

Registered to Cohen and Levy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Cohen and Levy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Solomon Cohen and Henry Levy as owners [increase by purchase].

 
T 71/47 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 22(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Solomon Cohen as owner.

 
T 71/47 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to Cohen and Levy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot)  
[Name] Cool Shade  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to Solomon Cohen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Solomon Cohen as owner.

 
T 71/49 162
1839
[Name] Coolshade  
[Size] 1070  
 

Registered to Benjamin S. Moncrieffe.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.