Pell River 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
1741 [EA] - → Owner
1751 [EA] - 1754 [LA] → Owner
1762 [EA] - 1784 [LA] → Owner
1785 [EA] - 1789 [LA] → Previous owner

Shown as deceased in 1785 and 1787, but not in 1788 and 1789.

1790 [EA] - 01/04/1802 [ED] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£5,358 14S 4D

Estate Information (54)

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1762
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by Patrick MackLachlan overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 8
1763
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by Patrick MackLachlan overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 81
1763
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Hanover in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1778
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer on the instruction of Neill and George Malcolm as attorneys to Dugald Malcolm Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 106
1779
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer on the instruction of Neill and George Malcolm as attorneys to Dugald Malcolm Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 169
1780
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer on the instruction of George Malcolm as attorney to Dugald Malcolm Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 108
1781
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer on the instruction of George Malcolm as attorney to Dugald Malcolm Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 110
1782
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Dugald Malcolm. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer on the instruction of George Malcolm as attorney to Dugald Malcolm Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 165
1784
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Dugald Malcolm Esquire. Account filed by John McFarlane, planter and overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 88
1785
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the late Dugald Malcolm Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Macfarlane as planter overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 82-3
1787
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of the late Dugald Malcolm; account filed by John McFarlane, overseer and planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 149
1787
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

The property of Dugald Malcolm Esq deceased; account filed by John Macfarlane planter overseer of the parish of Hanover.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 62
1788
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Dugald Malcolm Esquire. Account filed by John Macfarlane as planter overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 407-408 f.223
1789
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Dugald Malcolm Esquire. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 208-209 f.106
1790
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Neill Malcolms Esquire. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 271-272 [f.135]
1791
[Name] Pell river Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 209-210 [f.99]
1792
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Neill Malcolm Esquire. Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 71
1793
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Macfarlane as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 405-406 [f.203]
1794
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 178
1795
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John MacFarlane, overseer.

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

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq. Account filed by James Ruthven as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 74-75
1797
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq. Account filed by James Ruthven as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 75
1798
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neill Malcolm Esq. Account filed by James Ruthven as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 203
1799
[Name] Pell River  
[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
[Number of enslaved people] 253(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
 

Registered in Hanover to Neil Malcolm with 253 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.
1799
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Neil Malcolm Esq as kept by Donald Malcolm Esq attorney for the plantation. Account filed by John Williamson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 199-200
1800
[Name] Pell River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 98
1802
[Name] Pell River 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 William Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 6
1803
[Name] Pell River 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 William Stewart, overseer for said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 36
1805
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 7-8
1806
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 8
1807
[Name] Pell River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 63
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] 303(Tot)  
[Name] Pell-River  
[Stock] 169  
 

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] 290(Tot) 151(F) 139(M)  
[Name] Pell River Estate  
 

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

 
T71/190 491-496
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 290(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 162  
 

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] 315(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 178  
 

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] 319(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell as the true and lawful attorney of Neil Malcolm Esquire an absentee from the island owner. Increase of 31 enslaved people by purchase from Donald Cameron 21/08/1818 and registered by him in the last return in Hanover.

 
T71/191 428-432
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 382(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 179  
 

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] 321(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 20  
 

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] 322(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River Estate  
 

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

 
T71/192 318-320
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 320(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 165  
 

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] 313(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 185  
 

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] 313(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River 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 92-94
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 312(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 22  
 

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] 312(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 27  
 

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] 300(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 27  
 

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] 299(Tot) 169(F) 130(M)  
[Name] Pell River Estate  
 

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

 
T71/195 5
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 304(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 11  
 

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] 292(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 20  
 

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] 293(Tot)  
[Name] Pell River  
[Stock] 23  
 

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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 293(Tot) 159(F) 134(M)  
[Name] Pell River Estate  
 

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

 
T71/199 128
1839
[Name] Pell River  
[Size] 995  
 

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.