Forest 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
1804 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1823 [EA] - 1835 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£3,465 11S 6D

Estate Information (24)

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1799
[Name] Forest  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawny 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1803
[Name] Forrest Plantation or sugar Works  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, rents  
 

Property of Mrs Elizabeth White. Account filed by David Richards for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 59
1804
[Name] Forest Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, fat steers, rent, wharfage  
 

Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth White. Account filed in the name of David Richards, attorney to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 167
1807
[Name] Forest  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth White. Account filed by James Daw as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 133-134
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 147  
 

Registered to Elizabeth White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.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] 178(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to Mrs. Elizabeth White.

 
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.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 155  
 

Registered to Elizabeth White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 153  
 

Registered to Elizabeth White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot) 100(F) 99(M)  
[Name] Forest Estate  
 

In the possession of David Richards as Attorney to Mrs Elizabeth White.

 
T71/228 2063-2070
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 146  
 

Registered to Elizabeth White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Elizabeth White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Marrett as Attorney to Mrs Elizabeth White.

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 151  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Forest Estate  
 

In the possession of George Marrett as Attorney to John Atkins Esquire.

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 150  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 154  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot)  
[Name] Forest Estate  
 

In the possession of George Marrett as Attorney to John Atkins Esquire. Decrease of 12 enslaved people by manumission.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 191(Tot)  
[Name] Forest Estate  
 

In the possession of George Marrett as Attorney to John Atkins Esquire.

 
T81/236 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 202(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 143  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 500(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 186  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 219(Tot)  
[Name] Forest  
[Stock] 39  
 

Registered to John Atkins.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Forest Estate  
 

In the possession of George Marrett as attorney to John Atkins Esquire.

 
T71/242 109