Reserve

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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
- 1823 [LA] → Owner

This appears an anomalous entry in a series that relates to the McLachlan family as owners.

- 1783 [EY] → Owner
Heir

Inherited a half share of Reserve in Trelawny under the will of his father Lt Col. Lachlan McLachlan

1796 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Joint owner
1796 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Joint owner
1808 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Previous owner
1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,425 12S 5D

Estate Information (30)

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1795
[Name] Reserve  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old brass, iron and pewter  
 

Account filed by John Harding for the period 31/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 183
1796
[Name] Reserve Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, "compensation for negro"  
 

Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth McLachlan & Lachlan Esq? Account given by Alexander McInnes, planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Reserve Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account given and filed by John Fergus, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 107
1798
[Name] Reserve Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Joint property of Lady Elizabeth Stewart and Lachlan McLachlane Esq. Account filed by John Ferque as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 153
1799
[Name] Reserve plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by John Fergus overseer. The property of Lady Elizabeth Stuart and Lachlan McLachlan Esq. Received 64.17.6 for the hire of enslaved people acting as pioneers on publick service. Received ?200 for 9 enslaved people that were killed by the black shots. Compensation for a road laid through part of said plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 133-134
1799
[Name] Reserve  
[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.
1800
[Name] Reserve Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Fergus as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 51-52
1801
[Name] Reserve Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner not recorded. Acount filed by John Fergus as overseer. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 159
1803
[Name] Reserve  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Fergus for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 108-109
1804
[Name] Reserve Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Lady Stuart and Lachlan McLachlan, Esq, Account given in the name of James Lyon, Esq, who has care of the estate. Account filed in the name of John Fergus, overseer to the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 116
1807
[Name] Reserve  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old still and portion of a dead mule  
 

Account filed by Robert Aitkin as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 124
1808
[Name] Reserve  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Lady Elizabeth Stuart and the heirs of Lachlan McLachlan. Account filed by Robert Aitken as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 159
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 214(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 162  
 

Registered to L. heirs of Lady & McLauchlan Stewart.

 
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] 214(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 187  
 

Registered to Lady Stewart & heirs of L. McLauchlan.

 
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] 212(Tot) 121(F) 91(M)  
[Name] Reserve  
 

In the possession of John Brauds as Attorney to the Heirs of Lachlan McLachlan Esquire deceased and Lady Elizabeth Stewart.

 
T71/224 79-86
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 210(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 171  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and Lachlan McLachlan.

 
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] 204(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 202(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve Estate  
 

In the possession of Robert H Scott as Attorney for the Reserve Estate. Enrolled 28th June 1817 as in the possession of John Brands as Attorney for the Reserve Estate.

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 168  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 190(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 149  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve Estate  
 

In the possession of Peter Warburton as Owner [this appears an anomalous entry in a series that relates to the McLachlan family as owners].

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 145  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller & Robert H Scott as Attornies to the Heirs of Colonel McLachlan and Lady Stewart.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 180(Tot)  
[Name] Rescrye  
[Stock] 154  
 

Registered to heirs of Lady Stewart and L. McLachlan.

 
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] 178(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve Estate  
 

In the possession of William Miller & William Reeves as Attornies of David Lyon Esquire.

 
T71/238 [unpaginated]
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 148  
 

Registered to David Lyon.

 
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] 183(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to David Lyon.

 
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] 184(Tot)  
[Name] Reserve Estate  
 

In the possession of William Reeves as Attorney of David Lyon the owner.

 
T71/242 211