Gale's Valley

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  • SY - Association Start Year
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  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1809 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner

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£4,499 8S 3D

Estate Information (25)

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1799
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawney as a sugar estate with two cattle mills in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica.

 
To the King's most excellent Majesty, this map of the island of Jamaica, constructed from actual surveys. . . (London, J. Robertson, 1804), based on Robertson's survey of the county of Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1800
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John McKenzie as overseer for the period 01/11/1799 to 01/11/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 210
1801
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by John Pallon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 67
1803
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Patton as overseer for the period 24/09/1802 to 24/09/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 4-5
1807
[Name] Gales Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by David Whyte as overseer. Filed for 31st Oct 1806-30th Sept 1807.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 21
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 645(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley and York  
[Stock] 658  
 

Registered to Edward Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
 

Registered to [?] M. Gale. Page torn, no number of stock.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 253(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 246  
 

Registered to Edward M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 244(Tot) 126(F) 118(M)  
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of William Fairclough and William Shand as attornies of Edward Morant Gale Esquire Owner.

 
T71/225 715-726
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 259(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 216  
 

Registered to Edward M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 267(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to Edward M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 268(Tot)  
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of William Fairclough and William Shand , as the Attornies of Edward Morant Gale Esquire.

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 267(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 227  
 

Registered to Edward M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 204  
 

Registered to Edward G. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 251(Tot)  
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of James MacDonald Esquire as Attorney to Edward Morant Gale Esquire.

 
T71/233 33-34
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 246(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 169  
 

Registered to E. G. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 180  
 

Registered to E. G. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 248(Tot)  
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of James McDonald as Attorney for Gales Valley Estate.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to E. G. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 216(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 179  
 

Registered to E. M. G. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 247(Tot)  
[Name] Gale Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of James MacDonald as Attorney for Gale Valley Estate.

 
T71/239 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to Edward G. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 245(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 184  
 

Registered to E. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 242(Tot)  
[Name] Gale's Valley  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to E. M. Gale.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 244(Tot) 135(F) 109(M)  
[Name] Gales Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of George William Mackay as Attorney to Eward Morant Gale Esquire.

 
T71/242 157