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Skiddaw

Jamaica | Manchester

Estate Details

Associated People (7)

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
1817 [EA] - → Not known
John McLellan
1821 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
William French
1825 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Not known
Thomas Smyth
1829 [EA] - → Other
Thomas Smyth
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Trustee
Michael Muirhead
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Other
Mary Jones French later Smyth formerly Fry

Previous owner of enslaved people on this estate (brought from Eldersley in St Elizabeth).

1839 [EA] - → Not known
John Davy

Notes

This estate was probably owned b y William French and then inherited by his widow Mary Jones French nee Fry. Enslaved people were moved to this estate from Eldersley in St Elizabeth (also inherited by Mary Jones French) and passed in some form of trusteeship to Michael Muirhead after the remarriage of Mary Jones French to Thomas Smyth.

Estate Information (13)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to John McLellan.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to the estate of William French.

 
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] 40(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to the estate of William French.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
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] 84(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to M. J. Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to M. Muirhead.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot) 19(F) 25(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Michael Muirhead as Trustee under a deed from Thomas Smyth and wife to James Miller & M Muirhead. 32 enslaved people "Registered in 1826 in the parish of St Elizabeth by Mary Jones Smyth as Owner", 10 "Registered in 1826 in Manchester by Mary Jones Smyth", 2 births.

 
T71/71 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to Michael Muirhead.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to Michael Muirhead.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32manc.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot) 20(F) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Michael Muirhead as Trustee under deed of trust form Smyth executor (sp?) to Miller & ae (sp?).

 
T71/73 407
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot)  
[Name] Skiddaw  
 

Registered to Michael Muirhead.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Manch.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Skiddaw  
[Size] 300  
 

Registered to John Davy.

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