Cold Harbour 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
1800 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Joint owner
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner

Note that in 1829 he is given as mortgagee rather than owner.

1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Administrator
1834 [EA] - → Previous owner

Associated Claims (1)

£2,420 14S 11D

Estate Information (25)

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1798
[Name] Cold-Harbour  
[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.
1799
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by William Minnoch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 226
1800
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of John S Downer Esq under the management of Robert Mure Esq. Account filed by William Minnoch as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 173-174
1801
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Heirs of John S Downer deceased, under the management and direction of Robert Mein as Attorney for said property. Account filed by Archibald Anderson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 126
1803
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of John Shelltt Downer Esq under the management and direction of Robert Allen [?] Esq. Account filed by James Wise as overseer for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 57
1804
[Name] Coldharbour  
[Crop] Sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Shellett Downer, Esq, deceased. Account given in the name of Robert Meen who has the care and direction of the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 221
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to Robert Mein.

 
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.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Cold-Harbour  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to Robert Mein.

 
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] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 108  
 

Registered to Robert Mein.

 
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] 158(Tot) 82(F) 76(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Mein as owner and in right of Rebecca Bryan Mein, his wife.

 
T71/151 147-149
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to Robert Mein.

 
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] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Robert Mein.

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

In the possession of Robert Mein as owner and in right of Rebecca Bryan Mein, his wife.

 
T71/152 72
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 124(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
 

In the possession of John Mais as Attorney to Thomas Nash Kemble; increase owing to purchase of 124 enslaved people from Robert Mein.

 
T71/153 80-82
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 124(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 53  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

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

In the possession of John Mais as Attorney to Thomas Nash Kemble.

 
T71/154 33
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 51  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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] 124(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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] 125(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
 

In the possession of John Mais as Attorney to Thomas Nash Kemble, mortgagee.

 
T71/155-156 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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] 122(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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] 122(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour Estate  
 

In the possession of John Mais as Attorney to Thomas Nash Kemble Esq.

 
T71/157 129
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Cold Harbour  
[Stock] 41  
 

Registered to Thomas N. Kemble.

 
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.