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Brucefield Pen

Jamaica | St Elizabeth

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
John Bruce
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
Alexander Bruce
1825 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
John Bruce
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
John Salmon junior

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St Elizabeth 767 (Brucefield Pen)
£859 8S 4D

Notes

See also Thatchfield Pen, which seems to have had connected ownership.

Estate Information (18)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 8(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to John and Alexander Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to John and Alexander Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 23(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to John and Alexander Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot) 6(F) 18(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Bruce and Alexander Bruce as owners. Previous total was 11. Enslaved people purchased from various owners since 1817.

 
T71/167 52-53
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to John and Alexander Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Brucefield  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to John and Alexander Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot) 9(F) 22(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Bruce and Alexander Bruce as owners. Purchases from a variety of people.

 
T71/168 68-69
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Brucefield  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot) 12(F) 31(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as attorney to John Bruce. Registered in 1823 by John Bruce and Alexander Bruce.

 
T71/169 688-689
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot)  
[Name] Brucefield  
[Stock] 77  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 26(Tot)  
[Name] Thatchfield  
[Stock] 167  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot) 8(F) 13(M)  
[Name] Thatchfield Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior as attorney to John Bruce.

 
T71/170 [Unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot) 14(F) 28(M)  
[Name] Brucefield Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior as attorney to John Bruce.

 
T71/170 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 64(Tot)  
[Name] Brucefield and Thatchfield  
[Stock] 300  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Brucefield and Thatchfield  
[Stock] 300  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 64(Tot)  
[Name] Brucefield and Thatchfield  
[Stock] 272  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot) 15(F) 27(M)  
[Name] Brucefield Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior Esquire as attorney for Brucefield Pen.

 
T71/176 139
1839
[Name] Brucefield  
[Size] 504  
 

Registered to John Bruce.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.