Darley [1]

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Associated People (5)

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] - 1815 [LA] → Not known
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Receiver

Associated Claims (1)

£1,149 3S 6D

Notes

See also Darley [2] for a group of enslaved people on this estate under different ownership arrangements.


Estate Information (23)

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1798
[Name] Darley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Portland in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
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.
1798
[Name] Darley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Portland 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 60(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to Thomas Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Portld.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] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 44  
 

Registered to Thomas Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 60(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to Thomas Roper senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 156(Tot) 75(F) 81(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard Cargill King as owner.

 
T71/151 31-33
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 178(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 77  
 

Registered to Richard Cargill King.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Richard Cargill King.

 
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] 146(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard Cargill King as owner.

 
T71/152 168
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to Richard Cargill King.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Frances Maria Roper, widow, as owner; increase owing to 2 births and purchase of 48 enslaved people from Richard Cargill King.

 
T71/153 113
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Frances M. Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 73(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to Frances M. Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Francis Clark as Attorney to the Mortgagee and as joint receiver with Thomas Spicer; "These negroes sworn to by me from a list given by Charles Agustus Roper".

 
T71/154 106-107
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 70(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Roper.

 
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] 57(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 60(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Roper.

 
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] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Darley Plantation  
 

In the possession of Francis Clark as Receiver.

 
T71/155-156 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] Darley Plantation  
 

In the possession of Francis Clark as Receiver.

 
T71/155-156 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Roper. Number of stock unclear due to mark on page. 13-?

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 69(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of The Heirs of Thomas Roper snr decd as Mortagees and Proprietors.

 
T71/157 214
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] Darley  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Roper.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Portld.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.