Hyde Hall

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Associated People (12)

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
1742 [SY] - 1779 [LA] → Owner
1779 [SY] - 1788 [EY] → Owner
- 1742 [EY] → Owner
- 1812 [EY] → Owner
Tenant-for-life
1812 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (2)

£1,286 19S 9D
£4,387 8S 2D

Notes

For more on Hyde Hall estate including its current condition, see https://thelastgreatgreathouseblog.wordpress.com/?s=hyde+hall [accessed 22/042018].


Estate Information (26)

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1788
[Name] Hyde Hall  
 

"By 1788, Cossley Hall was deeply in debt and sold the 2,000 acre estate to Henry Shirley, a fellow sugar planter, who owned Spring Garden Estate in Portland Parish. Hyde Hall was the principal residence of the Shirley family until 1914."

 
1799
[Name] Hyde-Hall  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawny as a sugar estate with two cattle mills and a windmill 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1801
[Name] Hyde Hall Plantation  
[Crop] sugar , rum and hire of enslaved people  
 

The property of Henry Shirley. Account filed by David Richards as Attorney Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 197
1803
[Name] Hyde Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

Property of the Hon Henry Shirley. Account filed by David Richards for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 60
1804
[Name] Hyde Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, fat cattle  
 

Belonging to the Hon Henry Shirley, Esq. Account given and filed in the name of David Richards, attorney to said plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 165
1807
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Crop] Mahogany, logwood, fustic, copper, sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Henry Shirley Esq. Account filed by David Richards as attorney for the Plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 134
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 700(Tot)  
[Name] Hidehill [Hyde Hall] etc.  
[Stock] 73  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 364(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde-Hall  
[Stock] 371  
 

Registered to heirs of Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 342(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 279  
 

Registered to heirs of Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 341(Tot) 162(F) 179(M)  
[Name] Hyde Hall Estate  
 

In the possession of David Richards as Trustee and Executor of Henry Shirley deceased.

 
T71/228 1949-1962
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 331(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 370  
 

Registered to heirs of Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 325(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to heirs of Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 325(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
 

In the possession of William Miller, George Marrett and Wilkin Cooper as Attornies to David Richards Esquire Executor and Trustee of Henry Shirley Esquire deceased.

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 323(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 369  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 320(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 360  
 

Registered to heirs of Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 317(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
 

In the possession of William Miller and George Marrett, and Wilkin Cooper, as attornies of Henry Shirley Esquire.

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 305(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 345  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 290(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 338  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 285(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
 

In the possession of William Miller, George Marrett & Wilkin Cooper as Attornies to Henry Shirley Esquire.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 305(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 345  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 276(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 340  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 315(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
 

In the possession of William Miller, George Marrett & Wilkin Cooper as Attornies to Henry Shirley Esquire. Increase of 41 enslaved people by purchase "at Marshall's Sale, enrolled in the parish of Trelawny by William Bell deceased".

 
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 321(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 43  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 311(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 336?  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 307(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to Henry Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 305(Tot)  
[Name] Hyde Hall Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller, George Marret, Wilkin Cooper and Bernard Scharsschmidt as attornies of Henry Shirley Esquire.

 
T71/242 66-67