UCL

Cottage

Jamaica | St Ann

Estate Details

Associated People (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
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
John Williams senior
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Other
John Williams junior

Notes

This group of enslaved people were the property of John Williams, who had previously owned Twickenham Park estate in St Ann. At some point between 1826 and 1829, the majority of these enslaved people were levied upon under writs venditioni Benjamin Scott vs. John Williams and sold by Deputy Marshal J A Kennedy; some were delivered to John William Jnr. and to Thomas Williams. It's not clear what happened to the land, but the c. 30 enslaved people he was left with formed this group and were registered on Cottage estate in St Ann in the later almanacs and slave registers.

Estate Information (4)

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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Williams as owner [Previous registration was for 133 enslaved people; decrease in enslaved people by being levied upon under writs venditioni Benjamin Scott vs. John Williams and sold by Deputy Marshal J A Kennedy; also by delivery to John William Jnr. and to Thomas Williams].

 
T 71/46 915-920
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 27(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Williams Snr. as owner [decrease in enslaved people by 11 being given up to John Williams Jnr. and Thomas Williams, according to the will of Jane Gregory].

 
T 71/48 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Williams Jnr. as owner [increase by legacy from the will of Jane Gregory, and from John Russell Williams].

 
T 71/48 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Williams as guardian as owner.

 
T 71/50 803