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Alva

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Estate Details

Associated People (2)

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
1820 [EA] - → Owner
John Alexander
1822 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Previous owner
John Alexander

Notes

See Alexandria estate (JA2709) for the slave register entries for Alva. The enslaved people on both estates were registered together.

Estate Information (6)

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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 116(Tot)  
[Name] Alva  
 

Registered to John Alexander.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Alva  
 

Registered to the estate of John Alexander.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Alva  
 

Registered to the estate of John Alexander.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot)  
[Name] Alva  
 

Registered to the estate of John Alexander.

 
Jamaica Alamanc (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 111(Tot)  
[Name] Alva  
 

Registered to the estate of John Alexander.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 113(Tot)  
[Name] Alva  
 

Registered to estate of John Alexander.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.