Ginger Hill

Estate Details


Associated People (4)

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
1794 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Previous owner
1794 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Not known

'Account given' by Rev. Thomas Warren and Hymen Cohen, with no capacity shown. Possibly trustees or executors.

1794 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Not known

'Account given' by Rev. Thomas Warren and Hymen Cohen, with no capacity shown. Possibly trustees or executors

1823 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£1,576 15S 4D

Estate Information (14)

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1794
[Name] Ginger Hill Plantation  
[Crop] Hire of enslaved people, ginger plants, mahogany plants, bags of ginger, land sales, steers, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to James Whittaker dec. Account given by Rev Thomas Warren and Hyen Cohen Esq. Account filed by William McConachie, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1795
[Name] Ginger Hill Plantation  
[Crop] Ginger plants, cut ginger,hire of enslaved people, land sale  
 

Belonging to James Whittaker dec. Account given by Rev Thomas Warren and Hyen Cohen Esq. Account filed by William McConachie, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1796
[Name] Ginger Hill Plantation  
[Crop] Ginger, ginger plants, hire of enslaved people, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to John [? =James] Whittaker, Esq, dec. Account given by Rev Thomas Warren and Hyem Cohen, Esqs. Account filed by William McConachie, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot) 30(F) 25(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Longmore as owner. By purchase from James Cunningham and returned by him in the parish of St James as owner in 1817 and 1820.

 
T71/168 421-423
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot)  
[Name] Ginger Hill  
[Stock] 41  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot) 43(F) 38(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Langmore as owner. Purchase of many enslaved people since 1823: 21 purchased at Marshalls sale, registered in 1823 in St. James by Robert Thomas Downer, executor of Cargill Mowatt deceased; 3 purchased from and registered in in St James by Sarah Chambers; 4 purchased from John Campbell and registered by Peter Davis in St John; 3 purchased from and registered in St James by Anna Philips; 3 purchased from Margaret Walker and registered by Jane Hunter in St James; 3 purchased from John Campbell and registered by James Tait in St James.

 
T71/169 454-455
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 108(Tot)  
[Name] Ginger Hill  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot) 41(F) 36(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Longmore as owner.

 
T71/173 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 97(Tot)  
[Name] Clermont  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Clermont  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot) 40(F) 35(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Longmore as owner.

 
T71/177 80
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] Clermont  
[Stock] 150  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Donegal  
[Size] 825  
 

Registered to George Longmore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.