St James Park

Estate Details


Associated People (6)

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
1800 [EA] - → Owner
1809 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
1819 [EA] - → Previous owner
1820 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Previous owner

Presumably one of the heirs of David Cooper, who died in 1820. The estate had been sold by 1820.

1820 [EA] - → Attorney

Attorney to the vendor at some point between 1817 and 1820.


Associated Claims (1)

£968 8S 9D

Estate Information (22)

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1800
[Number of enslaved people] 23(Tot)  
[Name] St James' Park  
 

Listed in St James in the Earl of Balcarres's letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, with James Leslie as the proprietor.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 27. The number of enslaved people was recorded on 01/10/1799.
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's park  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to David Cooper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11James.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] 80(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's park  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to David Cooper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to David Cooper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to David Cooper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot) 13(F) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Cooper as owner.

 
T71/201 264-265
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to the heirs of David Cooper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Clarke as owner. 18 enslaved people sold to Joseph Carey; 36 enslaved people purchased from Robert Watt as attorney to Robert Cooper, returned by David Cooper in 1817. [Note the people sold to Joseph Carey are recorded as a separate estate, JA19093.].

 
T71/207 110-111
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Clarke as owner.

 
T71/210 290
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot) 9(F) 24(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Clarke as owner.

 
T71/213 145
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot) 15(F) 28(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Clarke as owner. Increase of 10 enslaved people by purchase: 3 enslaved people purchased at public sale and formerly registered in Hanover as belonigng to Content Estate, 7 by purchase from John Blackbone Fromerly registered by him as owner in this parish.

 
T71/216 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 24  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 47(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Clarke as owner. Increase of 5 enslaved people by purchase registered last by John G. Hine in St James. Decrease of 2 enslaved people by manumission.

 
T71/222 88
1839
[Name] St. James's Park  
[Size] 288  
 

Registered to William Clarke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.