UCL

Springfield Pen

Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey

Estate Details

Associated People (5)

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] - → Owner
Thomas Thomson
1820 [EA] - → Joint owner
David Castello
1820 [EA] - → Joint owner
Moses Montefiore

Moses Montefiore the co-owner of Springfield Pen was possibly Moses Eliezer Montefiore (whose will was proved 02/01/1822 [PROB 11/1652/20)], the cousin of Moses Montefiore the London philanthropist: it is highly unlikely to have been Moses Montefiore the London philanthropist himself.

1820 [EA] - → Joint owner
Hyman Levy
1823 [EA] - → Other
Duncan McKenzie

Purchased these enslaved people

Estate Information (7)

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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Springfield Pen  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to Thomas Thomson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 119(Tot)  
[Name] Springfield Pen  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Thomas Thomson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot) 11(F) 9(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Thomson as owner.

 
T71/145 837-838
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hyman Levy as owner; increase owing to purchase of 16 enslaved people from Thomas Thompson.

 
T71/146 251
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Forsyth as attorney of Thomas Thomson. Most sold to Montifiore Castillo & Levy.

 
T71/146 474-475
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] Springfield Pen  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Montefiore & Castello.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 1(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hyman Levy as joint owner with Moses Montefiore and David Castello. By sale to Duncan McKenzie.

 
T71/147 202-203