Airy Castle and Somerset

Estate Details


Associated People (5)

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
1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known
1815 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1825 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Not known

John Burke and then trustees and acting trustees for John Burke were shown against the estate between 1825 and 1832.

1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Trustee
1832 [EA] - → Trustee

Estate Information (24)

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1810
[Number of enslaved people] 68(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to Walter Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to Walter Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 61  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 111(Tot) 51(F) 60(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Burke as owner.

 
T71/145 130-133
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 122(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 25  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Burke as owner.

 
T71/146 61-62
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 116(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 71  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 110(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 58  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 6(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Burke as owner.

 
T71/147 49
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 110(Tot)  
[Name] Somerset  
[Stock] 58  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 113(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 92(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cruickshank as Acting Trustee of John Burk Esq. .

 
T71/148 47-48
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 97(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Stock] 24  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cruickshank as Acting Trustee for John Burke Esq.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Forsyth as Trustee.

 
T71/150 178
1839
[Name] Airy Castle and Somerset  
[Size] 1139  
 

Registered to John Burke.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thoseast.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1839.