Associated People (5) |
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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:
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1799 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
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1815 [EA] - 1830 [LA] → Not known
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Not known
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Agent
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1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
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Associated Claims (1) |
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£757 9S 4D
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The involvement of George Hugh Gillespie and his sister Jane Anderson is uncertain. They probably leased enslaved people rather than owning a share in the land. |
Estate Information (29) |
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1799
[Name] Hopeton Plantation
[Crop] coffee Belonging the heirs of James Gillespie deceased under the direction of James Hamilton and David Henderson his acting executors and guardian to the children. Account filed by Samuel Russell planter overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 28
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1800
[Name] Hopton
[Crop] coffee Property of the heirs of James Gillespie deceased under the care and management of David Henderson. Account filed by said David Henderson for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 74
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1801
[Name] Hopton Plantation
[Crop] Coffee Account filed by David Henderson, Planter and only Acting Exor of Last Will and Testament of the late James Gillespie deceased.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 229
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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 57(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to James Gillespie deceased.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11George.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton [Stock] 2 Registered to James Gillespie deceased.
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812and.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 28(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot) 14(F) 10(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Sarah Anderson as Owner.
T71/158 315
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 28(Tot) 12(F) 16(M)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of George H. Gillespie as Joint Tenant with his sister Jane Gillespie.
T71/158 416
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Sarah Anderson as Owner.
T71/159 425
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of George H. Gillespie as Owner given in in 1817 as joint tenant. Decrease of 14 enslaved people by division with Jane Anderson as joint tenant, decrease of 2 enslaved people by sale.
T71/159 428
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton [Stock] 2 Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 29(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Sarah Anderson as Owner.
T71/160 405
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Jane Anderson as Owner. Decrease of 10 enslaved people conveyed to George H. Gillespie.
T71/160 406
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 23(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of George Hugh Gillespie as Owner. Increase of 11 enslaved people by purchase and last returned by Jane Anderson as Owner.
T71/160 404
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Sarah Anderson as Owner.
T71/161 360
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1828
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton [Stock] 4 Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29portgeorg.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of Sarah Anderson as Owner.
T71/162 11
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton [Stock] 4 Registered to George H. Gillespie.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1831
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton [Stock] 10 Registered to Sarah Anderson.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)
[Name] Hopeton [Stock] 10 Registered to Sarah Anderson.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)
[Name] [no name given] In the possession of George Hugh Gillespie as Agent to Sarah Anderson. Registered last return by Sarah Anderson.
T71/163 152
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1839
[Name] Hopeton
[Size] 132 Registered to Sarah Anderson.
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Hopeton Plantation [ Jamaica | St George ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/3243 [accessed 26th December 2024].
