Arabia Felix

Estate Details


Associated People (8)

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
1792 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
1823 [EA] - → Executrix
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Executor

Associated Claims (1)

£1,797 13S 0D

Estate Information (22)

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1792
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 4  
 

Owned by James Syms.

 
'A List of slaves and stock in the parish of St Ann taken the 28th March 1792 pursuant to order of the Honourable House of Assembly... transcribed from papers presented to the British Museum by Charles E. Long ref. Add. 12435' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/mstann1792.htm.
1803
[Name] Arabia Felix Plantation  
[Crop] horses, cattle, coffee, pimento  
 

Account filed by John Baldery for the period 01/06/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 222
1804
[Name] Arabia Phelix Penn  
[Crop] Steers, coffee, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Syms, Esq. Account filed in the name of John Baldery, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 223
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 136  
 

Registered to James Syms.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Ann.htm. The 1811 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to James Symes.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1810, hence the earlier transcription date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 80  
 

Registered to James Syms.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 95  
 

Registered to James Syms.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 66  
 

Registered to James Syms.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot) 46(F) 41(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Syms as owner.

 
T 71/43 1096-1099
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to James Syms.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot) 47(F) 46(M)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
 

In the possession of James Syms as owner.

 
T 71/44 600-601
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 102  
 

Registered to James Syms.

 
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] 83(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 117  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as owner of Arabia [increase by inheritance registered by James Syms, St Ann's].

 
T 71/45 392-395
1823
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Jane Syms as executrix of the will of James Syms [6 male and 9 female enslaved people transferred to Jane Syms as owner; 38 males and 40 females transferred to Isaac Higgin in right of his wife].

 
T 71/45 778-779
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 85  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 37(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 68  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as owner on Arabia Felix.

 
T 71/46 388-389
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 35(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 67  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 70(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
[Stock] 134  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 85(Tot) 43(F) 42(M)  
[Name] Arabia Felix Penn  
 

In the possession of John Anderson and Duncan Matheson as attorneys of Isaac Higgin, owner on Arabia Felix Penn.

 
T 71/47 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] Arabia Felix  
 

In the possession of John Anderson as attorney for Arabia Felix [Isaac Higgins, deceased].

 
T 71/49 362