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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:
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1834 [SY] - → Other
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1834 [SY] - → Other
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- 1804 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
In his will proved in 1822, John Pusey Edwardes made his legacies subject to the mortgage debt of the late James Hargreaves 'of Liverpool'. to whom was 'largely indebted' for his estates in Jamaica. Hargreaves' mortgage passed to his son Henry and his daughter Mary, who brought to her marriage with Richard Godson MP. |
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1809 [EA] - 1821 [LA] → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Lessee (Enslaved)
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1820 [EA] - 1821 [LA] → Not known
In his will made in 1820 and proved in 1821 Richard Pusey of Bath left unspecified sums and claims from the Pusey Halle estate, and from his 'cousin' John Pusey Edwardes its owner, to his wife. |
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1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
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1824 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
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1829 [EA] - → Lessee (Enslaved)
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1829 [EA] - → Attorney
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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - → Attorney
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Associated Claims (2) |
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£5,018 7S 11D
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£618 1S 9D
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Given the prominence of the family in late 17th and 18th century Jamaica, with three William Puseys and two other men of the same surname sitting in the House of Assembly (William Pusey MA Vere 1682, d. 1684; William Pusey MA St James 1711, St George 1711, St Dorothy 1732; Col. William Pusey MA Vere 1765, 1766, 1768, 1770, 1781, Speaker pro tem 1781 d. 1782 aged 42; Benjamin Pusey MA St Dorothy 1738, 1748, 1749; John Pusey MA Vere 1745 d. 1767 aged 75), the ownership of Pusey Hall has been surprisingly elusive to date. Online genealogical material suggests it passed from Benjamin Pusey (d. 1765) to William Pusey (1741-1783). By the early 19th century, it was in the hands of John Pusey Edwardes, son of John Edwardes and his wife nee Pusey, with some financial ties to Richard Pusey (d. 1821). |
Estate Information (22) |
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1796
[Name] Pusey Hall Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John McLaren, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
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1797
[Name] Pusey Hall Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Owner not given. Account filed by Johm McLaren, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 124
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1798
[Name] Pusey Hall
[Crop] Sugar Plotted in Vere as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.
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1798
[Name] Pusey Hall
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John McLaren as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 127
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1807
[Name] Pusey Hall
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by George Wilson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 102
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1808
[Name] Pusey Hall
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock Account filed by George Wilson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 219
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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 360(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 157 Registered to Hon. J. P. Edwards.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Vere.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 338(Tot)
[Name] Pusey hall [Stock] 156 Registered to Hon. J. P. Edwards.
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cla.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 303(Tot)
[Name] Pusey-Hall [Stock] 232 Registered to Hon. John P. Edwards.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 288(Tot) 141(F) 147(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Donald McLean attorney to John Pusey Edwardes (247 enslaved). In possession of Donald McLean attorney to John Pusey Edwardes the lessee of the trustees of Mrs Facey deceased (31 enslaved). In possession of Donald McLean attorney to John Pusey Esqrdes Esq. the lessee of the trustees of the Vere Free School (10 enslaved).
T71/51 85-92
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 291(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 249 Registered to Hon. John P. Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 286(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 172 Registered to Honorable John P. Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 281(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 138 Registered to John Pusey Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 276(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of John Pusey Edwards as owner (236 enslaved people). John Pusey Edwardes as lessee of the trustees of Mrs Facey deceased (32 enslaved people. John Pusey Edwardes as lessee of the trustees of Vere Free School (8 enslaved people).
T71/52 53-54
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 277(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 279 Registered to John Pusey Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 259(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall Estate In the possession of John Holmes as attorney for Pusey Hall Estate (227 enslaved people); John Holmes as attorney to the lessee of the trustees of Mrs Facey deceased (32 enslaved people).
T71/53 59-60, 65
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 269(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 140 Registered to heirs of John P. Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 271(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 193 Registered to heirs of John P. Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 274(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall [Stock] 192 Registered to heirs of John P. Edwardes.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 266(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall Estate In the possession of John Holmes as attorney as rented from the heirs of Mrs Facey (30 enslaved people) and as attorney to Pusey Hall Estate (233 enslaved people).
T71/54 90-92
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 274(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall Estate Registered in three groups: John Ridley Esquire as attorney to Pusey Hall Estate rented from the heirs of Mrs Facey (32 enslaved people); John Ridley Esquire as attorney to Pusey Hall Estate rented from the trustees of the Vere Free School (7 enslaved people); John Ridley Esquire as attorney to Pusey Hall Estate belonging to Henry Hargreaves and Richard Godson (235 enslaved people).
T71/55 [unpaginated]
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 261(Tot)
[Name] Pusey Hall estate 230 enslaved people in the possession of Jno Melmoth Esquire attorney to Hy. Hargreaves and Rich. Godson Esquires owners; assumed to be Pusey Hall estate as this matches the entry in the Jamaica Almanacs and Compensation Records. Also a separate entry, 31 enslaved people in the possession of John Melmoth Esquire attorney to Pusey Hall estate, rented from the heirs of Mrs. Facey.
T71/56 104 and 107
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Pusey Hall Estate [ Jamaica | Vere ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/2767 [accessed 21st November 2024].
