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Villa

Jamaica | St James

Estate Details

Associated People (8)

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
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
Sarah Cunningham
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
David Cunningham
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
George Cunningham
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Guardian
John Henderson Hay
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
Sarah Cunningham
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
George Cunningham
1832 [EA] - → Owner
George Cunningham
1832 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
John Melmoth

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St James 320
£345 11S 3D

Notes

Note this group are only listed as attached to Villa after they have been bought by John Melmoth.

Estate Information (16)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot) 7(F) 8(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Henderson Hay, guardian of Sarah, David and George Cunningham.

 
T71/201 63
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Henderson Hay as Guardian to Sarah, David and George Cuningham.

 
T71/206 60
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 13(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Henderson Hay as Guardian to Sarah and George Cuninghame.

 
T71/209 142
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to Sarah Cunningham.

 
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] 5(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to Sarah Cunningham.

 
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] 13(Tot) 6(F) 7(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Sarah and George Cunningham as joint owners; increase owing to inheritance of 13 enslaved people, registered in 1823 by John Henderson Hay as Guardian.

 
T71/214 78
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 7(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to George Cunningham.

 
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.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to Sarah Cunninghame.

 
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] 7(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to George Cunningham.

 
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.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to George and Sarah Cunningham.

 
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.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to Sarah Cunningham.

 
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] 13(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George and Sarah Cunningham as owners.

 
T71/216 [unpaginated]
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] Villa  
 

Registered to John Melmouth.

 
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] 16(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Cunningham as owner; increase of 10 enlaved people by distribution and registered in 1829 as the joint property of George and Sarah Cunningham; decrease in total owing to 3 deaths and gift of 1 enslaved person to Sarah Melmoth.

 
T71/222 73
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 11(F) 5(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Melmoth as owner; "1829 registered in the name of Sarah Cunningham"; increase owing to 2 births, the purchase of 2 enslaved people from Maria Louisa Sabati registered last in Kingston, and the acquisition of 12 enslaved people from the division of the joint property of George and Sarah Cunningham and registerd by them last; decrease in total owing to 3 deaths.

 
T71/223 75
1839
[Name] Villa  
[Size] 348  
 

Registered to John Melmoth.

 
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.