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Saltspring Pen

Jamaica | St James

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Associated People (2)

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
1818 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Joseph Bowen
1820 [EA] - → Other
Lydia McAdam

Previous owner of 10 of these enslaved people.

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St James 545 (Saltspring Pen)
£1,646 13S 9D

Estate Information (13)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot) 40(F) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Joseph Bowen as owner.

 
T71/203 143-144
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Joseph Bowen as owner.

 
T71/207 141
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Joseph Bowen as owner. Increase of 10 enslaved people by inheritance - registered by Lydia McAdam in St James 1817, increase of 1 by purchase from William Lawson as attorney to Geroge Pyne Andrews.

 
T71/211 329
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 89(Tot)  
[Name] Saltspring Pen  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen.

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

In the possession of Joseph Bowen as owner. Increase of 25 enslaved people by removal from Salt Spring Estate, returned there in previous years by Joseph Bowen as receiver and owner.

 
T71/214 23-24
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)  
[Name] Saltspring Pen  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen.

 
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] 77(Tot)  
[Name] Salt Spring Pen  
[Stock] 51  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen.

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

In the possession of Joseph Bowen as owner.

 
T71/216 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot)  
[Name] Salt Spring Pen  
[Stock] 72  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen.

 
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] 73(Tot)  
[Name] Saltspring Pen  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen.

 
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] 60(Tot)  
[Name] Saltspring Pen  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen. Number of enslaved people unclear.

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

In the possession of Joseph Bowen as owner.

 
T71/222 21
1839
[Name] Saltspring and Torbay  
[Size] 630  
 

Registered to Joseph Bowen.

 
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.