Cecilia Hill Allen

4th Jul 1808 - ????


Biography

Daughter of Hon. Isaac Allen (owner of Breadnut Valley in St Elizabeth, Jamaica) and his wife Cecilia. Baptised in St Elizabeth in 1809. Her mother died between 1817 and 1820 leaving 5 young children. Her father died c. 1821; Breadnut Valley was in the hands of receivers in 1823 and by 1829 it had been bought by Edward Smith. Cecilia inherited enslaved people from her mother and her eldest brother (Isaac junior, died by 1829). Probably deceased herself by 1832 when she was not named as an owner in the slave registers. Not found in British records from 1841.


Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]. See evolutions for Breadnut Valley (JA2337), her mother's unnamed property (JA12025) and her brother's property (JA12027).


Further Information

Absentee?

Associated Estates (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
1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
1829 [EA] - → Trust beneficiary

Relationships (4)

Sister → Brother
Sister → Brother
Daughter → Father
Daughter → Mother