Richmond Vale

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Associated People (3)

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
1833 [SY] - 1834 [EY] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known

Registered to Leonard Wray: in what capacity is not known.

1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Not known

Attorneys for John Willis of the City of London registered the enslaved people on the estate in 1817 and 1820; possibly he was mortgagee in possession.


Associated Claims (1)

£1,919 6S 10D

Estate Information (24)

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1798
[Name] Richmond  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St David 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.
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond  
[Stock] 29  
 

Registered to Leonard Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11David.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] 91(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Leonard Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond-Vale  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to Hon. John Shand and Robert Smart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to Hon. John Shand & R. Smart.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot) 52(F) 50(M)  
[Name] Richmond Vale Plantation  
 

In the possession of William Shand as attorney to John Wilis of the City of London.

 
T71/139 283
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to Honorable John Shand and Robert Smart deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to John Shand and Robert Smart (deceased).

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot) 49(F) 49(M)  
[Name] Richmond Vale Plantation  
 

In the possession of Joseph Tyrrell as attorney of John Willis.

 
T71/140 224
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 40  
 

Registered to Joseph Tyrrell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to Leonard Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 97(Tot) 46(F) 51(M)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

In the possession of Leonard Wray as proprietor.

 
T71/141 333
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to Leonard Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 103(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Leonard Wray.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot) 42(F) 58(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Douglas as attorney to Mary Wray as owner.

 
T71/142 73
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

Registered to Leonard Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

Registered to Mary Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29royldav.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot) 42(F) 53(M)  
[Name] Richmond Vale Plantation  
 

In the possession of James Townson and James Forsyth as attorneys to the mortgagees.

 
T71/143 309
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

Registered to Mary Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

Registered to Mary Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32davi.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 97(Tot)  
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

Registered to Mary Wray.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33David.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot) 42(F) 54(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Forsyth and Walter Butt as attornies to the mortgagee.

 
T71/144 79
1834
[Name] Richmond Vale  
 

Bequeathed by William Read (as mortgagee-in-possession) to his granddaughter Mary Wray, subject to payment of £5,000 to his daughter Elizabeth Read.

 
PROB 11/1840
1839
[Name] Richmond Vale  
[Size] 1009  
 

Registered to Joseph Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40David.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.