UCL

Heart's Ease

Jamaica | St Catherine

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
Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman
George Bonynge Rochfort
1816 [SY] - 1821 [EY] → Owner
Charles Gordon
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known
George McKenzie
1815 [EA] - → Not known
Dr John Weir
1823 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Alexander Grant
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
John Lunan
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
Peter McKie
1839 [EA] - → Not known
Nicholas Gyles

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St Catherine 559 (Heart Ease)
£177 12S 1D

Estate Information (17)

What is this?

1809
[Number of enslaved people] 57(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 24  
 

Registered to George McKenzie.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Cath.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 57(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to George McKenzie.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cat.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease Pen  
 

Registered to Dr. Weir.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15cath.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 47(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
 

Registered to Charles Garden.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 25  
 

Registered to Charles Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to Charles Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 44  
 

Registered to Charles Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 29(Tot) 12(F) 17(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Grant as owner. By purchase from a variety of vendors including William Shand.

 
T71/4 448
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
 

Registered to John Riddick.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24cath.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot) 14(F) 20(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Lunan and Peter Mackie Esq. as attornies to Alexander Grant Esq.

 
T71/6 23
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to Alexander Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 9(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to Alexander Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 349(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Alexander Grant. Probably mistranscribed: 34 enslaved people rather than 349.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29cathjohn.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot) 15(F) 22(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Grant as owner.

 
T71/8 264
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 9(Tot)  
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to Alexander Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831cath.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot) 23(F) 29(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Grant as owner.

 
T71/11 223
1839
[Name] Heart's Ease  
[Size] 112  
 

Registered to Nicholas Gyles.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Catherin.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.