Bowen Hall

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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
- 1769 [LA] → Owner
1795 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
1815 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1839 [EA] - → Previous owner

Associated Claims (1)

£2,751 3S 1D

Estate Information (31)

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1795
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rent of stock  
 

Estate of John Bowen Esq deceased. Account filed by William Pendergast as his attorney for the period ending 14/04/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 177
1795
[Name] Bowens Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Martin Conway, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 31
1796
[Name] Bowens Hall Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rent, mulatto hire  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Bowen. Account given by Thomas Howell, guardian.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Bowens Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rent, horses, steers  
 

Owner not given. Account filed by Robert Wood, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 187
1798
[Name] Bowens Hall  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Vere as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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.
1799
[Name] Bowens Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some catttle and horses, rents  
 

Property of John Bowen Esq deceased in the possession of Thomas Rowell Esq only acting executor under the will of the deceased. Account filed by Alexander Torrence planter overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 201
1800
[Name] Bowens Hall Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, hire of enslaved people, land, messuages and tenements  
 

Late the property of John Bowen late of the Parish of Vere deceased, under the care and direction of Thomas Howell only acting Exor and Trustee of the last Will and Testament of the said John Bowen. Account filed by Alexander Torrance late overseer upon Bowens Hall sugar Works.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 100
1801
[Name] Bowen Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Late the property of John Bowen Esq deceased. Account filed by Thomas Howell Esq, the only Acting Exor named in the last Will and Testament of John Bowen deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 207
1804
[Name] Bowen Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account given in by Alexander Thompson of St Andrews parish, guardian of John Bowen, an infant, owner of said estate. Account filed by Thomas Clarke, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 105
1807
[Name] Bowens Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and house rental  
 

Account filed by Nicholas Gyles as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 77
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen's  
[Stock] 143  
 

Registered to J. Bowen deceased.

 
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.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen's  
[Stock] 113  
 

Registered to J. Brown deceased.

 
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.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen's Hall  
 

Registered to John Bowen. Number of stock unclear.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot) 67(F) 58(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In possession of Donald McLean attorney to John Bowen Esquire.

 
T71/51 93-95
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 206  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
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.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot) 67(F) 62(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Donald McLean as attorney to John Bowen Esquire.

 
T71/52 58
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 173  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Donald McLean as attorney of John Bowen Esquire.

 
T71/53 121
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
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.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 88  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 133(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John McLeod as attorney to John Bowen Esquire.

 
T71/54 62
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 96  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
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.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 133(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29clarvere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 133(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John McLeod as attorney for John Bowen Esquire.

 
T71/55 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 200  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 133(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Sconce attorney to John Bowen Esquire.

 
T71/56 141
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot)  
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to John Bowen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Bowen Hall  
[Size] 787  
 

Registered to heirs of John Bowen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.