Robert Hamilton senior

No Dates


Biography

Owner of Dowan estate in St George, Jamaica, until c. 1825 when he sold the enslaved people (and possibly the land) to the Earl of Balcarres. The enslaved people were moved to Balcarres estate.

Tentatively identified as Robert Hamilton senior, slave-owner and attorney in eastern Jamaica, who was connected to Robert Hamilton junior and Archibald Robert Hamilton.


Associated Estates (13)

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
1826 [EA] - → Other

Sold enslaved people to this estate.

1809 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
1820 [EA] - → Other
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Executor
1832 [EA] - → Lessee