New Paradise 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
1796 [EA] - 01/04/1802 [ED] → Owner
1815 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

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£4,888 14S 10D

Estate Information (38)

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1794
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar  
 

Account filed by John Barry as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 183
1795
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by David Malcolm.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1796
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Niel Malcolm Esq. Account filed by Alexander Mackellan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 69
1797
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq. Account filed by Alexander Mackellar as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 69-70
1798
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq. Account filed by Alexander Mackellar as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 196
1799
[Name] New Paradise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1799
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq as kept by Donald Malcolm Esq attorney for the plantation. Account filed by Alexander Mackellar as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 202-203
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 151(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
 

Registered in Hanover to Neil Malcolm with 151 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, return given at a vestry meeting 23/11/1799.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 24.
1800
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Neil Malcolm Esq, given in by order of Donald Malcolm Esq attorney for said plantation. Account filed by Alexander McKillar as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 99
1802
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq on the order of Donald and George Malcolm Esq.s attornies for the estate. Account filed by Alexander McKillae as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 7
1803
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Neill Malcolm, Esq. Account given in the names of Donald and George Malcolm, attorneys for the estate. Account filed by Alexander McKellan, overseer for said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 33
1805
[Name] New Paradise  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Neil Malcolm Esq. Account filed by John Burr as overseer given in by order of Donald & George Malcolm Esqs. as attornies.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 9
1806
[Name] New Paradise  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Neil Malcolm Esq. Account filed by John Burr as overseer given in by order of Donald & George Malcolm Esqs. as attornies.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 9-10
1807
[Name] New Paradize  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Neil Malcolm Esq. Account filed by John Burr and given in by order of Donald & George Malcolm Esqs. as attornies for the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 61
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 1337(Tot)  
[Name] Retrieve etc.  
[Stock] 1362  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm. Assumed to include Blenheim, Knockalva, New Paradise, New Retrieve, Pell River, Retirement.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Hanov.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 1405(Tot)  
[Name] Retrieve etc., etc.  
[Stock] 748  
 

Registered to Neill Malcolm. Assumed to include Blenheim, Knockalva, New Paradise, New Retrieve, Pell River, Retirement.

 
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] 232(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 132  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot) 124(F) 107(M)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell as attorney to Neill Malcolm Esquire owner and an absentee from this island.

 
T71/190 482-486
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 111(Tot) 64(F) 47(M)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell lawful attorney to Neill Malcom Esquire an absentee from this Island under contract to purchase from David Shankespear who is absent from this island and unrepresentated and said slaves being moved Kendall Estate.

 
T71/190 496-498
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 340(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 161  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 125  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 320(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell as the lawful attorney to Neill Malcolm Esquire owner and an absentee from this island. Increase of 105 enslaved people by purchase from David Shakespeare, Arthur Shakespeare the annuitants and those concerned for Kendall Estate and were duly registered for the last return in this parish under contract of purchase and a counter return is now given in under that lead accordingly.

 
T71/191 434-440
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 128(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell the lawful attorney to Neill Malcolm Esquire an absentee from this island under contract to purchase from David Shakespear from Kendall Estate the said slaves removed from said estate to New Paradise Estate.

 
T71/191 391-395
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 321(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 132  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 313(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 303(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell as the true and lawful attorney of Neil Malcolm Esq. an absentee from the island, owner.

 
T71/192 324-326
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 303(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 164  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 294(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 166  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 294(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell as the true and lawful attorney of Neill Malcolm Esq. an absentee from this island, owner.

 
T71/193 99-100
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 295(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 292(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 290(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 282(Tot) 165(F) 117(M)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of John Malcolm as attorney to Neill Malcolm Esquire.

 
T71/196 78
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 282(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 281(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 278(Tot) 161(F) 117(M)  
[Name] New Paradise Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as attorney to Neill Malcolm Esquire.

 
T71/199 125
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 279(Tot)  
[Name] New Paradise  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Hanov.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] New Paradise  
[Size] 734  
 

Registered to Neil Malcolm.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Hanover.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.