Dallas Castle

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Associated People (9)

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
1753 [EA] - 1769 [EY] → Owner

Inferred connection based on genealogical material

1769 [EA] - → Heir
1785 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Trustee
1810 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

Given simply as 'Humphrey Ewing' between 1810 and 1816, but we believe this to be the same man as Humphrey Ewing Maclae, taking the name of Maclae after the death of his father Walter Ewing Maclae [born Ewing] in 1814.

1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,462 18S 8D

Estate Information (45)

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1771
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Thomson as overseer to William Gray Esq. the lawful attorney of the proprietor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 179
1775
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Thomson as attorney and overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 288
1776
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Thomson.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 62
1778
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Thompson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 74-5
1782
[Name] Dallas Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by Andrew Webster, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 199
1783
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In the hands of William Gray as surviving trustee of Samuel Jackson Esq. Account filed by Andrew Webster, planter and overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 56
1784
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by William Gray as trustee of Dallas Castle.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 214
1785
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques on of the trustees for the estate. Accounts filed for 31/12/1784 to 31/12/1785.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 430
1786
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques on of the trustees for the estate. Accounts filed for 31/12/1785 to 31/12/1786.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 431-432 [f.205]
1787
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques on of the trustees for the estate. Accounts filed for 31/12/1786 to 31/12/1787.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 430-431 [f.205]
1788
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques on of the trustees for the estate. Accounts filed for 31/12/1787 to 31/12/1788.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 430
1790
[Name] Dallas Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques on of the trustees for the estate. Accounts filed for 31/12/1789 to 31/12/1790.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 429-430
1791
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques on of the trustees for the estate. Accounts filed for 31/12/1790 to 31/12/1791.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 431 [f.205]
1792
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum, a few cattle and horses  
 

Account filed by John Jacques one of the trustees for the plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 191-192
1793
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jacques surviving trustee for the plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 430
1794
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jacques, surviving trustee for the plantation, for the period 31/12/1793 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 206
1795
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old iron  
 

Account filed by John Jacques, surviving trustee for the plantation, for the period 31/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 194
1796
[Name] Dallas Castle Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, copper pump, iron hoops  
 

Account given by John Jaques, surviving trustee.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1798
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Jacques, surviving trustee for the plantation, for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 267
1798
[Name] Dallas-Castle  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Port Royal as a sugar estate with a watermill 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.
1799
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, hire  
 

Account filed by John Jaques surviving Trustee. "�15 received for the hire of a mulatto woman named Peggy".

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 234
1800
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Account filed by John Jacques trustee [?] in possession of the estate for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 68
1801
[Name] Dallas Castle Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques, surviving Trustee of Dallas Castle Estate Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 127
1803
[Name] Dallas Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by John Jaques surviving trustee of the estate for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 230
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 87  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11PtRoyl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 72  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812and.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 245(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas-Castle  
[Stock] 29  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 69  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot) 112(F) 118(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Hay as attorney to Humphrey Ewing Maclae the owner.

 
T71/119 177-182
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 66  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing Maclae.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 75  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing McLae.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 234(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Keneth McPherson as attorney of Humphrey Ewing McLae. Returned previously by George Hay as attorney.

 
T71/120 173-174
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 43  
 

Registered to Kenneth Macpherson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to Kenneth McPherson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot) 127(F) 113(M)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
 

In the possession of Kenneth Macpherson Esquire as attorney for Dallas Castle Estate the property of Humphry Ewan McLae Esquire.

 
T71/121 89-90
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Humphrey Ewing Maclae.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 235(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Archibald Dick as attorney of Humphrey Ewing Maclae Esquire.

 
T71/122 162-164
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to Archibald Dick.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 43  
 

Registered to Archibald Dick.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29royldav.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot) 132(F) 105(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James McCunn as attorney to Humphrey Ewing Maclae Esquire.

 
T71/123 145
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to Archibald Dick.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 229(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 65  
 

Registered to James McCunn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 60  
 

Registered to James McCunn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Archibald Dick as attorney of Humphrey Ewing McLae Esquire.

 
T71/124 52
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
[Name] Dallas Castle  
[Stock] 60  
 

Registered to Humphrey E. McLea.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33PtRoyl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.