Serge Island

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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
1822 [SY] - 1829 [EY] → Joint owner
1822 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
1822 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
1822 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
1822 [SY] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
1756 [EA] - 1764 [LA] → Previous owner
1759 [EA] - 1762 [LA] → Joint owner
1759 [EA] - 1762 [LA] → Joint owner
1781 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Joint owner
1782 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Other

Trustees of Dr William Macfarlane were in control of the Serge Island estate from at least 1782 until his death in 1792.

1784 [EA] - 1822 [EY] → Owner

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£4,853 6S 0D

Estate Information (67)

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1742
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Matthias Philp Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 5
1743
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed from 19th July - 31st Dec. Account filed by William Sheppard bookeeper to Matthias Philp of the parish of Kingston to whom the produce of the estate was consigned.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 78
1756
[Name] Serge Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of James Watson & John Harvie, Executors. Account filed by John Harvie. Serge Valley Estate, Glenn Goff Estate, Biscany, Windsor, Lenox & Forests, Bogg Pen all filed together. Crops filed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 32
1757
[Name] Serge Island Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of James Watson & John Harvie, Executors. Account filed by James Watson. Serge Island Plantation, Glenn Goff plantation, Biscany Plantation, Windsor Plantation, Lenox Plantation all filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 60
1758
[Name] Serge Island Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of James Watson and John Harvie, executors. Account filed by John Harvie. Serge Island Plantation, Glenn Goff, Biscany Plantation, Windsor Plantation, Lenox Plantation, Forrest Penn all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 100-101
1759
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Walter Macfarlane and William Macfarlane Esquires, Heirs of Alexander Macfarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of Jmes Watson and John Harvie Executors of Alexander Macfarlane, and attornies of said heirs. Account filed by John Harvie. Serge Island, Biscany, Windsor and Lenox Plantation all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 145
1760
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased. Account field by John Harvie Esquire, executor. Serge Island, Biscany, Windsor and Lenox Plantation all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 189
1762
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Walter and William MacFarlane. Account filed by George Murray, a merchant of Kingston, as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 20
1764
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Alexander MacFarlane. Account filed by George Murray and George Ramsey Esq. as attorneys to Walter and William Macfarlane Esqs. Heirs to Alexander Macfarlane deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 121
1766
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Charles Foulis as head bookeeper on instruction of David Milne and Thomas Macfarlane as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 7
1767
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Anderson as bookeeper. Produce noted as having been made, shipped and sold by David Milner and Alexander MacFarlane as attorneys to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 70
1768
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Anderson as late bookeeper on the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 133
1769
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Produce made, shipped and sold by Daniel Milner and Duncan Macfarlane as attorneys. Account filed by Samuel Stewart as bookeeper on the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1770
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Produce made, shipped and sold by Daniel Milner and Duncan Macfarlane as attorneys. Account filed by George Macfarlane as bookeeper on the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 37
1771
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Produce made, shipped and sold by Daniel Milner and Duncan Macfarlane as attorneys to the proprietor William MacFarlane of Great Britain Esq. Account filed by George Macfarlane as bookeeper on the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 185
1773
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by James Donaldson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 179
1773
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by James Donaldson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 235
1775
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by James Donaldson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 15
1778
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by James Donaldson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 100
1779
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by John Reid as overseer. Produce shipped and sold by James Donaldson as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 111
1780
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by John Reid late the overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 199
1781
[Name] Serge Island Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

William and John Macfarlan Equires, by order of Simon taylor & John Gaunt Esquires attorneys. Account filed by Niel (sp?) McGregor, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 120
1782
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Produce shipped and sold by the Hon. Simon Taylor and the Hon. John Grant Esqs. - the attorneys for the trustees of the estate of William Macfarlane Esq. Account filed by Alexander Graeme as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 88
1782
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

on the orders of the Hon. Simon Taylor and John Grant Esquires. Account filed by Alexander Graeme as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 174
1784
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Produce disposed of on account of the trustees of William and John McFarlane Esq. Account filed by Simon Taylor Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 168-9
1786
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Stewart, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 104
1786
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Sold on the order of Simon Taylor and John Grant Esqs attornies for the trustees of William Macfarlane Esq; account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 148
1787
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Sold on the order of Simon Taylor and John Grant Esqs attornies for the trustees of William Macfarlane Esq; account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 85
1788
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Sold on the orders of Simon Taylor and John Grant Esquires. Account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 363 f.201
1789
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

on the orders of Simon Taylor and John Grant Esquires attornies for the estate of William McFarlane Esquire. Account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 394
1790
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Sold by order of the Hon. Simon Taylor Esquire attorney for the trustees of William McFarlane Esquire. Account filed by John Stewart.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 39 [f.14]
1791
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Sold by order of Simon and John Taylor Esquires attornies for the trustees of William McFarlane Esquire. Account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 245 [f.217]
1792
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Goods sold by order of John Taylor Esquire. Account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 112
1793
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of John Elanyslie [?] Esquire. Account filed by John Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 432-433 [f.217]
1794
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of John Elmslie Esq on the order of Robert Ross and John Stewart Esq.s. Account filed by John Ogilvy for the period 31/12/1793 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 34-35
1795
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of John Elmslie Esq on the order of Rob.t Ross and John Stewart Esq.s. Account filed by Peter McLean for the period 31/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 86
1796
[Name] Serge Island Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to John Hanslie? [=Elmslie] Esq. Account given by Robert Ross and John Stewart Esqs. Account filed by Peter McLaren.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the management of John Davidson and John Stewart Esq.s acting attornies for the estate. Account filed by John McTaggart for the period 01/01/1797 to 31/12/1797.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 47-48
1798
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a windmill 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] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John McTaggart for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 243
1799
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Mctaggart overseer. Under the management of John Davidson Esquire acting attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 107-108
1800
[Name] Serge Island Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Jones as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 223
1802
[Name] Serge Island Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of John Elmslie Esq which was disposed of by desire of John Davidson and John Elmslie Jnr Esq, Acting Attornies to said estate. Account filed by George Parker as overseer Accounts filed for 1800-1802.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 143
1803
[Name] Serge Island Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of John Christie Esq on the order of John Elmslie Esq acting attorney to the Estate. Account filed by George Parker as overseer for the period 01/01/803 to 01/01/1804.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 180
1807
[Name] Serge Island  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Property of John Elmslie Esq. of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Account presented by Richard Morgan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 210-211
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 294(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 299(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 27  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 301(Tot)  
[Name] Serge-Island  
 

Registered to John Elmslie. No number of stock as the page is torn.

 
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] 302(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 279(Tot) 135(F) 144(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Kingham amd Archibald Graham Esquires at attornies to John Elms the Senior Esq owner.

 
T71/145 229-234
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 300(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 294(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

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

In the possession of George Kinghorn and Archibald Graham as attorney for John Elmslee Senior Esq.

 
T71/146 115-117
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 335(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 297(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 176  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

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

In the possession of Archibald Graham as attorney to James Elsmlie, John Elmslie, Adam Wallace Elmslie, William Elmslie and Henry Simpson Elmslie as owners by bequest of John Elmslie decd.

 
T71/147 98-105
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 296(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 158  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 292(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 176  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

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

In the possession of Archibald Graham as attorney to James Elmslie, John Elmslie, Adam W Elmslie, William Elmslie and Henry Simpson Elmslie.

 
T71/148 96-97
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 280(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to John Elmslie.

 
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] 250(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 38  
 

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

In the possession of Richard Ellis as attorney of James Elmslie, John Elmslie, William Elmslie and Henry Simpson Elmslie .

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 255(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 48  
 

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
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 259(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 67  
 

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] 254(Tot)  
[Name] Serge Island  
[Stock] 54  
 

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] 233(Tot) 126(F) 127(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

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

 
T71/150 161
1839
[Name] [no name given]  
[Size] 1609  
 

Registered to heirs of John Elmslie senior.

 
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.