Esher Estate

[Number of enslaved people] 120(Tot)  

Peter Beckford's estate inventory noted that he co-owned the property and gave the value of the stock as £3,924 Jamaican pounds. The crop was valued at £1284 Jamaican pounds.

Perry Gauci, William Beckford First Prime Minister of the London Empire (Yale University Press, 2013), p.44

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar  

The estate of Lady Philadelphia Cotton and the heirs of Peter Beckford. Account filed by James Barclay as attorney to Lady Cotton. The estates of Esher and Pero were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 64

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the late Peter Beckford Esq. Senior and his copartners. Account filed by William Beckford. The estates of Retreat, Kays, Malmsey Valley, Crofts, Rock River, Lime Hall, Danks, Petersfield, Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Hatfield, Smithfield, Barbadoes Valley, Lewis's Crawle, Beckford & Forbes Plantation, Seven Mile Walk, Dirty Pitt Pen, Dry sugar Work Pen, Two Mile Wood Pen, Bodles Pen, Withy Wood Pen and Esher were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 76

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the late Peter Beckford Esq. Senior and his copartners. Account filed by Richard Beckford Esq. attorney to Mrs. Bathshua Beckford and Mr. Julmes and Francis Beckford. The estates of Retreat, Kays, Malmsey Valley, Crofts, Rock River, Lime Hall, Danks, Petersfield, Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Hatfield, Smithfield, Barbadoes Valley, Lewis's Crawle, Beckford & Forbes Plantation, Seven Mile Walk, Dirty Pitt Pen, Dry sugar Work Pen, Two Mile Wood Pen, Bodles Pen, Withy Wood Pen and Esher were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 79

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar  

Estate of Lady Philadelphia Cotton. Account filed by James Barclay as attorney to Lady Philadelphia Cotton. The unnamed estate along with Esher and Pero were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 190

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum, livestock and plantation rental  

Estate of William Beckford Esq. and Lady Philadelphia Cotton. Account filed by James Barclay attorney to Lady Philadelphia Cotton of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 54

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The several Estates of William Beckford, under the direction of Richard Lewing & John Mclead. Account filed by Richard Lewing, one of the attorneys. Retreat, Rock River, Malmsey Valley, Danks, Karys's Cralie, Moores, Harbour Head, Stanton, Esher, Guamaboa, Seven Mile Walk, Stanton Estates. Crops are for all the estates combined.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 3

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to William Beckford Esq.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 69

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction of John Gordon Esq. as attorney. Account filed by Rupert Mackay as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 197

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the heirs of William Beckford Esq. and under the care and direction of John Gordon Esq. as attorney. Account filed by Rupert Mackay as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 16

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the estate of William Beckford Esq. deceased and under the care and direction of John Gordon Esq. as attorney. Account filed by Rupert Mackay as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 178

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the estate of William Beckford Esq. deceased and under the care and direction of John Gordon Esq. as attorney. Account filed by William Ross.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 20

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the estate of William Beckford Esq. deceased and under the care and direction of George Gordon Esq. as attorney. Account filed by Rupert Mackay as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 61

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by Francis Grant as planter.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 258

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

The property of William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by George Munro as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 23

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the heirs of William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by George Munro as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 64

[Number of enslaved people] 267(Tot)  

The estate belonged to William Thomas Beckford.

Perry Gauci, William Beckford First Prime Minister of the London Empire (Yale University Press, 2013), p.148

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the heirs of William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Ronald MacDonald as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 105

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the heirs of William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander MacLeod as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 109-10

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to William Beckford of Fonthill Esq. Account filed by Malcolm MacNeill as overseer. Estate under the care and direction of Hon. James Wildman and Archibald Campbell Esq.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 116

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to the heirs of William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander MacLeod as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 111

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Malcolm McNiel, overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 189

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. Account filed by Malcolm MacNeill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 163

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of William Beckford; account filed by Thomas Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 114

[Name] Esher Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of William Beckford; account filed by Thomas Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 119

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Thomas Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 299-300 f.159

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to W.m Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Tho.s Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 38

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Thomas Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 299 f.159

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Thomas Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 255-256

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Thomas Bevill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 239-240

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Christopher William Hutchinson as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 150-151

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of William Beckford Esquire. Accoint filed by Christopher William Hutchinson as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 215-216

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of William Beckford Esq. Account filed by Christopher Will. m Hutchinson as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 7

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of William Beckford Esq. Account filed by C W Hutchinson.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 56

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to William Beckford, Esq. Account filed by William Hutchinson, status not given.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 11

[Name] Esher Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Peter Reid, overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 55

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  

Property of William Beckford Esq of Fonthill. Account filed by Peter Reid.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 23-24

[Name] Esher Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by Peter Reid The Property of William Beckford Esquire of Font Hill.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 45

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] Sugar  

Plotted in St Mary 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Peter Reid for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 108-109

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Mr Thomas Addison for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 125

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Under the care and direction of Mr Thomas Addison Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 109

[Name] Esher  

Conveyance 07/01/1802: Purchase of Esher plantation or sugar works in the Parish of St. Mary on the island of Jamaica from William Beckford to Henry Wildman for £123,558-16s. Also inlcudes a map of the plantation and adjoining plantations together with a list of slaves and their occupations.

http://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/files/c-ddi.pdf C/DDI/2/7

[Name] Esher Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Tho. Addison planter for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 134

[Name] Esher  
[Crop] sugar, rum and hire of enslaved people  

Account filed by William Kelly, planter.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 3

[Number of enslaved people] 273(Tot)  
[Name] Esher and Pen  
[Stock] 222  

Registered to Henry Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Mary.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 318(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 218  

Registered to Henry Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 335(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 178  

Registered to Henry Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 365(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 251  

Registered to Henry Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 355(Tot) 174(F) 181(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  

John Wade, attorney of Thomas Wildman.

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[Number of enslaved people] 385(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 109  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 427(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 323  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 423(Tot) 212(F) 211(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  

John Wade, attorney of Thomas Wildman [increase by purchase].

T 71/34 298v-302

[Number of enslaved people] 410(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 312  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 412(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 327  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 408(Tot) 201(F) 207(M)  
[Name] Esher Estate  

John Wade, attorney of Thomas Wildman [decrease by deaths].

T 71/35 475-477

[Number of enslaved people] 405(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 322  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 382(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 342  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 381(Tot) 189(F) 192(M)  
[Name] Esher Estate  

Henry Cox, attorney of Thomas Wildman [decrease by deaths].

T 71/36 383-385

[Number of enslaved people] 375(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 153  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 365(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 335  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 363(Tot) 190(F) 163(M)  
[Name] Esher Estate  

The Honble Henry Cox, attorney to Thomas Wildman [decrease mainly by deaths].

T 71/40 [unpaginated]

[Number of enslaved people] 354(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 150  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 347(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 158  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 337(Tot)  
[Name] Esher  
[Stock] 179  

Registered to Thomas Wildman.

Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 363(Tot) 190(F) 163(M)  
[Name] Esher Estate  

John Oldham and Joseph Gordon, attorneys to Messrs William R Mitchell and S Mitchell & Co. [decrease mainly by deaths].

T 71/42 138

[Name] Esher  
[Size] 1745  

Registered to W. R. and S. Mitchell.

Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.