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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:
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- 1731 [EY] → Owner
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1731 [SY] - 1733 [EY] → Owner
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1809 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
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1817 [EA] - → Trustee
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1817 [EA] - → Trustee
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1819 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
Unclear why he is given as receiver 1831-1832 |
Associated Claims (1) |
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£3,150 13S 10D
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This may be the estate owned by Thomas French in 1753, see JA20587. |
Estate Information (23) |
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1731
[Name] Mount James
Bequeathed by Sir Nicholas Lawes to his eldest son James Lawes.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 5 pp. 55-58, 'Lawes of Jamaica'.
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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot)
[Name] Mount James [Stock] 25 Registered to estate of William French.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Andr.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot)
[Name] Mount James [Stock] 22 Registered to William French deceased.
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812and.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot)
[Name] Mount-James [Stock] 23 Registered to estate of William French.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot) 48(F) 31(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Maurice West as joint trustee with Robert Henry to the estate of William French deceased.
T71/125 371
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)
[Name] Mount James [Stock] 17 Registered to estate of William French.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot)
[Name] Mount James [Stock] 10 Registered to John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot) 48(F) 32(M)
[Name] Mount James Plantation In the possession of John Mais as owner of Mount James Plantation.
T71/126 95
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot)
[Name] Mount James [Stock] 10 Registered to John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, Mount James, New Mount and Pen [Stock] 23 Registered to John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 64(Tot)
[Name] Mount James Plantation In the possession of John Mais as owner.
T71/129 687
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, Mount James and Pen [Stock] 44 Registered to John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, Mount James and Pen [Stock] 44 Registered to Hon. John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 73(Tot)
[Name] Mount James In the possession of John Mais as owner of Mount James.
T71/132 406
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, Mount James and Pen [Stock] 19 Registered to Hon. John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, Mount James and Pen [Stock] 13 Registered to Hon. John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1828
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, Mount James and Pen [Stock] 4 Registered to Hon. John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)
[Name] Mount Pettier/Mount James In the possession of John Mais as owner.
T71/135 354
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, and Mount James Registered to Hon. John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1831
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)
[Name] Montpelier, and Mount James Registered to Hon. John Mais, receiver.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot) 93(F) 69(M)
[Name] Mount Pellier/Mount James In the possession of John Mais as owner of Mount Pellier and Mount James.
T71/138 50
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)
[Name] Mount James Registered to Hon. John Mais, receiver.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1839
[Name] Mount James
[Size] 607 Registered to Hon. John Mais.
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Andrew.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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27th Nov 1782 - 8th Dec 1862
Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Mount James [ Jamaica | St Andrew ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/1957 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
