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Comfort Hall

Jamaica | St James

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1799 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
John Hilton
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known
John Hilton of Chester Castle

Probably previous owner.

1831 [EA] - → Previous owner
John Hilton

Estate Information (16)

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1799
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
 

Listed in St James in the Earl of Balcarres's letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, with John Hylton as the proprietor.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 27. The number of enslaved people was recorded on 01/10/1799.
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 67  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11James.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] 40(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort hall  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to John Hilton deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 8(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 60  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Hilton as owner; increase owing to 1 birth and purchase of 7 enslaved people from John Pierce.

 
T71/209 249
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 56  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Hilton as owner.

 
T71/213 288
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 61  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Hilton as owner.

 
T71/218 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to John Hilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 40(Tot)  
[Name] Comfort Hall  
[Stock] 60  
 

Registered to John Hilton deceased (assessed).

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.