Dromilly 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
1784 [SY] - 1795 [EY] → Previous owner
1798 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Previous owner
1803 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Trustee
1827 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Joint owner
1827 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Joint owner
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

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£1,467 9S 2D

Estate Information (29)

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1784
[Name] Dromilly  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Patrick Henlow [probably =Hanlon] Esq. Account filed by Vincent Stewart as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 184-5
1795
[Name] Domally [?] Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of the heirs of Patrick Hanlon Esq deceased under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by James Burke as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 24
1797
[Name] Dromelly Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Burke,overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 104
1798
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of the heirs of James Wedderburn Esq deceased under the direction of John Graham Esq. Account filed by Peter Burke as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 172
1799
[Name] Dromilly  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Trelawny 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1799
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, hens  
 

Account filed by Peter Burke overseer. The property of the Heirs of James Wedderburn deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 126-127
1800
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old brass, iron and copper  
 

Property of the heirs of James Wedderburn Esq deceased under the direction of Andrew Gardner and Somerville Forrester. Account filed by James D Hood chief book keeper (the overseer having died) for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 39-40
1801
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Heirs of James Wedderburn Esq deceased, under the care and direction of Andrew Gardner and Somerville Forrester Esquires. Account filed by William Ure as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 21
1803
[Name] Dromilly Plantation or sugar Works  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Mrs Elizabeth Bromley Hall. Account filed by David Richards for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 61
1804
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, fat cattle and steers  
 

Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Bromley Hall. Account filed in the name of John Taylor, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 164
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Drumelly  
[Stock] 133  
 

Registered to Mrs. E. Hall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.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] 166(Tot)  
[Name] Drumilly  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to Elizabeth Hall.

 
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] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to Elizabeth B. Hall.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 103(Tot) 51(F) 52(M)  
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
 

In the possession of James Colquhoun Grant and John Blyth as Receivers.

 
T71/226 1069-1072
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 158  
 

Registered to William Dobie.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 138  
 

Registered to Robert H. Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Dronnilly (sp?) Estate  
 

In the possession of Robert H Scott in Trust for the Estate of William Dobie Esquire deceased. 44 enslaved people acquired through puchase "from John Robert Mitchell by whom they were enrolled in Trelawny on 28th June 1817" ."Enrolled 28th June 1817 as in the possession of James C Grant an John Blythe Esquires Receivers".

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 138  
 

Registered to Robert H. Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 122(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 119  
 

Registered to Robert H. Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
 

In the possession of Robert H Scott in Trust for the Estate of William Dobie deceased.

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to Robert H. Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 103  
 

Registered to Robert H. Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 88(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to Hawthorn and Ogilvie.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to Robert H. Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 89(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to Hawthorn and Ogilvie.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 89(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly Estate  
 

In the possession of Patrick Waugh as Owner. Increase of 90 enslaved people "Purchased from Robert Hawthorn and Patrick Ogilvie (sp?) and were last registered by Robert H. Scott, their Attorney.

 
T71/240 [unpaginated]
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 124  
 

Registered to Patrick Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot)  
[Name] Dromilly  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to Patrick Waugh.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot)  
[Name] Domilly Estate  
 

In the possession of Patrick Waugh as Owner.

 
T71/242 325