UCL

Twickenham

Jamaica | Vere

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
1836 [SY] - → Owner
Susan Frances Holmes
1809 [EA] - 1836 [EY] → Owner
John Holmes

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Vere 144 (Twickenham)
£541 15S 4D

Estate Information (8)

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1813
[Name] Twickenham  
 

Described as "his Cottage called Twickenham" in the baptism record of John Holmes' son Samuel Benjamin Holmes 09/07/1813.

 
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 12(F) 7(M)  
[Name] [no names given]  
 

In possession of John Holmes as owner.

 
T71/51 166
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Holmes, proprietor.

 
T71/52 49
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Holmes as proprietor.

 
T71/53 70
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Holmes as owner.

 
T71/54 89
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 22(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Holmes as owner.

 
T71/55 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot) 14(F) 11(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered by John Holmes, owner.

 
T71/56 61
1836
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot)  
[Name] Twickenham  
 

Twickenham estate and the 21 named enslaved people upon it were inherited by Susan Frances Holmes, reputed daughter of John Holmes, according to the will of John Holmes which was proved 08/06/1836.

 
Will of John Holmes (private papers supplied by Liz Watson)