Steelfield

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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
1786 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Joint owner
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Joint owner
1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner

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£4,299 8S 6D

Estate Information (38)

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1786
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] pimento, sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heir of Thomas Steel; account filed by David McCulloch, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 98
1786
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] horses, cattle, coffee, sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Thomas Steel deceased; account filed by David McCulloch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 142-143
1786
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] horses, cattle, coffee, sugar, rum  
 

Full accounts and mortgages with Cunningham and Cleland for the estate of Thomas Steel Esq deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 195-197
1787
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] horsescattle, coffeesugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Thomas Steel deceased; account filed by David McCulloch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 58
1788
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] cattle, coffee, pimento, sugar  
 

Account filed by David McCulloch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 318-319
1789
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento, some cattle  
 

The property of the heirs of Thomas Steel Esquire deceased. Account filed by David McCulloch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 239 f.121
1791
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento, coffee  
 

The property of the heirs of Thomas Steel Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Cunningham his executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 144-145
1792
[Name] Steelfield Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Tho.s Steel deceased. Account filed by David McCulloch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 13
1793
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Thomas Steel Esquire deceased. Account filed by David McCulloch as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 341-342 [f.179]
1794
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] Pimento, cattle, sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Cunningham executor of the estate of Thomas Steele deceased for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 169-170
1795
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Thomas Steele, deceased. Account filed by John McAdam, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 43
1796
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] Pimento, steers, logwood, sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Thomas Steel dec. Account filed by John McAdam, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1798
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of the heirs of Thomas Steel. Account filed by John McAdam as overseer for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 103
1799
[Name] Steelfield  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawny as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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.
1799
[Name] Steelfield plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by John McAdam overseer. The property of the Heirs of Thomas Steel deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 137
1800
[Name] Steelfield Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander Leslie as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 51
1801
[Name] Steelfield Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by Alexander Leslie as overseer. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 214-215
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 147  
 

Registered to 'Lawson, James and J. Baillie': this probably refers to James Lawson and John Baillie

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.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] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to 'Lawson, James and J. Baillie': this probably refers to James Lawson and John Baillie

 
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] 218(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 170  
 

Registered to James A. Lawson.

 
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] 207(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 182  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 210(Tot) 97(F) 113(M)  
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
 

In the possession of David Richards as Attorney to James Lawson Esquire.

 
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 192  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 239(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
 

In the possession of William Miller and George Marrett as Attornies to James Lawson Esquire. 20 enslaved people acquired through "purchased at Marshalls sale enrolled in the parish of Trelawny by Joseph Hardy".

 
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 239(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 187  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 169  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller and George Marrett as attornies to James Lawson Esquire.

 
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 163  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 215(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 172  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller & George Marrett as Attornies to James Lawson Esquire. Decrease of 7 enslaved people "delivereed up to Henry Morgan St Elizabeth's being the property of his Wife".

 
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 163  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 184  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 216(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller and George Marrett as Attornies to James Lawson Esquire.

 
T71/238 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 185  
 

Registered to James Lawson.

 
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] 205(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to James A. Lawson.

 
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] 204(Tot)  
[Name] Steelfield Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller and Geroge Marrett as attornies to the Executors of James Lawson Esquire deceased.

 
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