Island Head

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Associated People (7)

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
- 1829 [EY] → Owner
1810 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Other

Her heirs leased enslaved people to this estate from at least 1817 to 1820, who were bought by Archibald Graham at some point between 1820 and 1823.

1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£2,566 4S 5D

Estate Information (27)

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1798
[Name] Island Head  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Island head  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 110(Tot)  
[Name] Island-Head  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 112(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 43  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 51(Tot) 32(F) 19(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Archibald Graham as Lessee from Mary Hedman deceased.

 
T71/145 349-350
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 61(Tot) 28(F) 33(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Archibald Graham as owner.

 
T71/145 299-300
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 118(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 44  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

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

In the possession of Archibald Graham as Lessee from Mary Hedman deceased.

 
T71/146 199-200
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 64(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Archibald Graham as owner.

 
T71/146 152-153
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 65  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 59  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

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

In the possession of Archibald Graham as owner. Increase purchased from the heirs of Mary Hedman deceased through Wm Jas Murphey their attorney and registered by me as lessee from her in 1820.

 
T71/147 138-140
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 64  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 65  
 

Registered to Archibald Graham.

 
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] 127(Tot) 68(F) 59(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Archibald Graham as owner.

 
T71/148 129-130
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to heirs of Archibald Graham.

 
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] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

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

In the possession of Richard Ellis as attorney of John Elmslie; increase owing to acquisition of 124 enslaved people at the bequest of Archibald Graham and the purchase of 3 enslaved people from Charles Anderson.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1829
[Name] Island Head  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Left in the will of John Elmslie jun. proved 14/08/1829 in trust for his wife and children, and part security for an annuity to her of £700 p.a. Elmslie described it as a coffee plantation and said he was entitled to it under the will of his munificent friend Archibald Graham.

 
PROB 11/1759/270
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 124(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to heirs of Archibald Graham.

 
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] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Island Head  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 129(Tot) 73(F) 56(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Spittal and John Urquhart as attorneys to the Heirs of John Elsmlie decd.

 
T71/150 160
1839
[Name] Island Head  
[Size] 960  
 

Registered to heirs of John Elmslie junr.

 
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.