Skibo 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
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner

Given as H. Morison and H. Morrison

1815 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
1839 [EA] - → Not known

Associated Claims (1)

£3,997 16S 4D

Estate Information (27)

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1798
[Name] Skibo Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood  
 

Account filed James Chisholm planter and overseer of Skibo Plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 66
1798
[Name] Skibo  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St George 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.
1799
[Name] Skibo Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Chisholm, Planter and overseer on Skibo.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 125
1800
[Name] Skibo Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by James Chisholm, planter and overseer of Skibo Plantation. Accounts filed for 1799-1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 133
1807
[Name] Skibo  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by David Davies as overseer. Filed for 1807 (26th May-31st Dec).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 130
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 24  
 

Registered to H. Morrison deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11George.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] 92(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to H. Morison deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812and.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 60  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 175(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot) 99(F) 112(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cargille as Owner.

 
T71/158 135
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 218(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 83  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 210(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 92  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Congill as Attorney to John Congill owner.

 
T71/159 318
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 213(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 106  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 217(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Cargill Esquire as Attorney of John Cargill Esq.

 
T71/160 125
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 215(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 103  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 216(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cargill as Owner.

 
T71/161 253
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 218(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 75  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 223(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 27  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29portgeorg.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cargill Esq as Proprietor. Increase of 9 enslaved people by purchase under decree of the court of Chancery in suit of Forbes vs. King, 2 enslaved people sold, 2 manumissions.

 
T71/162 309
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 223(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 29  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 221(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 38  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Skibo  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to John Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 220(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cargill as Proprietor.

 
T71/163 160
1839
[Name] Skibo  
[Size] 927  
 

Registered to Jasper F. Cargill.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.