Golden Valley 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
1779 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Owner
1782 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Attorney
1810 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£3,424 3S 11D

Estate Information (49)

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1778
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Duncan Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 57-8
1779
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esquire. Account filed by Duncan Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 5
1780
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Mile Esq. Account filed by Duncan Stewart as the late overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 212
1781
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of William Miles Esquire. Account filed by George Knowles, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 140
1782
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esquire, shipped by order of Simon Taylor Esquire, acting attorney. Account filed by Thomas Cusan, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 151
1783
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esq. Produce shipped by order of Simon Taylor Esq. acting attorney for the plantation. Account filed by Thomas cussans as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 81
1785
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 39
1786
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esq; account filed by Thomas Cussan, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 171
1786
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esq shipped on the order of the Hon Simon Taylor Esq acting attorney for the estate; account filed by Thomas Cusan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 172-173
1787
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esq on the orders of the Hon Simon Taylor acting attorney for the estate; account filed by Thomas Cusan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 93
1788
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esquire on the orders of the Hon. Simon Taylor Esquire acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Thomas Cusan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 281 f.150
1789
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esquire on the orders of the Hon. Simon Taylor acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Thomas Cusan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 287 f.142
1790
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esquire. Account filed by Thomas Cusar as overseer

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 350
1791
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esquire under the direction of the Hon. Simon Taylor and John Taylor Esquire acting attornies for the estate. Account filed by Thomas Cusan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 198
1792
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Miles Esquire under the orders of the Honorable Simon Taylor and John Taylor Esquire, attornies for the estate. Account filed by Thomas Cusam as overseer

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 90
1793
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esq on the order of the Hon Simon Taylor Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Thomas Cusan as overseer for the period 31/12/1792 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 48
1794
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esq on the order of the Hon Simon Taylor Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by James Gibson as overseer for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 4-5
1795
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esq on the order of the Hon Simon Taylor Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by James Gibson as overseer for the period 31/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 242-243
1797
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] Muscovado sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Miles Esq. Account given by ?Simon Taylor, Esq, acting attorney. Account filed by James Gibson, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 140
1798
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1798
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Miles Esq on the order of the Hon Simon Taylor Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by James Gibson as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 152
1799
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

On the order of John Stewart Esq acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Alexander Kennedy as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 01/01/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 170
1801
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Disposed of by the devise of John Stewart Esq, acting attorney for the aforesaid plantation. Account filed by Alexander Kennedy as overseer. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 60
1802
[Name] Golden Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Disposed of by John Stewart Esq, Acting Attorney for the aforesaid plantation. Account filed by Alexander Kennedy as overseer Accounts filed for 1801-1802.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 166
1803
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account given by order of John Stewart, acting attorney for the estate. Account filed by Alexander Kennedy, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 11
1804
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle and mahogany  
 

Account given in the name of John Stewart, acting attorney for said estate. Account filed by Alexander Kennedy, overseer for said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 108
1807
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate produce disposed of by the desire of John Stewart Esq. as acting attorney for the estate and under his management. Account filed by James Skirving as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 76
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 69  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Philip J. Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Golden-Valley  
[Stock] 118  
 

Registered to Philip J. Miles.

 
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] 179(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 111  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
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] 178(Tot) 84(F) 94(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Peter Robertson as attorney to Phillip John Miles Esq.

 
T71/145 529-533
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 188(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Honourable Peter Robertson as attorney to Philip John Miles.

 
T71/146 316-317
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 88  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
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] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 81  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Honourable Peter Robertson as attorney to Phillip John Miles.

 
T71/147 252-253
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 76  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 72  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Peter Robertson as attorney to Philip John Miles.

 
T71/148 228-229
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 190(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 191(Tot) 95(F) 98(M)  
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas McCornock as attorney of Philip John Miles Esq.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 190(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 191(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 188(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Valley  
 

Registered to Philip John Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot) 92(F) 94(M)  
[Name] Golden Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas McCornock Esq as attorney for Philip John Miles Esq.

 
T71/150 352
1839
[Name] Golden Valley  
[Size] 1041  
 

Registered to John P. Miles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thoseast.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1839.