UCL

Snow Hill

Jamaica | Portland

Estate Details

Associated People (6)

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
- 1820 [LA] → Previous owner
George Pierrepont Maxwell Downer
1809 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Owner
William Downer senior
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
William Thomas Downer
1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Executor
George Pierrepont Maxwell Downer
1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Previous owner
William Thomas Downer
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Alexander Stewart

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Portland 226 (Snow Hill)
£552 8S 11D

Notes

70 enslaved people from this estate were sold to Fort Stewart in St George c. 1829.

Estate Information (18)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 137(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 27  
 

Registered to William Downer.

 
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] 34(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to William Downer senior.

 
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] 32(Tot)  
[Name] Snow-Hill  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to William Downer 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] 56(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 64  
 

Registered to William Thomas Downer.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 49(Tot) 18(F) 31(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Thomas Downer as owner.

 
T71/151 186
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 124(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 38  
 

Registered to William Thomas Downer.

 
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] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to William Thomas Downer.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Thomas Downer as owner.

 
T71/152 15-16
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George P M Downer as Exor of the late William T Downer.

 
T71/153 24
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 107(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to George P. M. Downer.

 
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] 103(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 45  
 

Registered to George P. M. Downer.

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

In the possession of George P M Downer as Exor and Residuary Devisee of William Thomas Downer.

 
T71/154 29
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to George P. M. Downer.

 
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] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
 

Registered to George P. M. Downer.

 
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] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to A. Stewart.

 
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
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George P M Downer as Exor and Residuary Devisee of William Thomas Downer.

 
T71/155-156 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot)  
[Name] Snow Hill  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to A. Stewart.

 
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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 26(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Stewart as owner; increase owing to 1 birth and purchase of 22 enslaved people from unnamed vendor or vendors.

 
T71/157 228