Bluecastle Estate

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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
1808 [SY] - 1836 [LA] → Tenant in possession
1761 [EA] - 1764 [LA] → Owner
1780 [EA] - 1808 [EY] → Joint owner
1780 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Joint owner
1815 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
1832 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
1832 [EA] - → Previous owner

Associated Claims (2)

£2,755 18S 10D
£765 10S 10D

Estate Information (60)

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1760
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by John Wedderburn, attorney for Roger Elletson Esquire.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 157
1761
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, stock  
 

Belonging to Roger Hope Ellitson (sp?) Esquire, under the care and mangament of John Vern and John Wedderburn, attornies. Account filed by James Sharp, planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 212-213
1762
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Roger Hope Elletson Esq. Account filed by Reverend Mr. John Venn and Doctor John Wedderburn as attorneys. Appeared before John Wedderburn, gentleman of this parish and one of the Judges of the Supreme Court.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 36
1763
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Westmoreland in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1763
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Roger Hope Elletson Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 53
1764
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Roger Hope Elletson Esq. Account filed by James Sharp as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 116
1774
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by David Marshall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 217
1775
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by David Marshall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 52-3
1776
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by David Marshall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 95
1778
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 59-60
1779
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 134
1780
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 132
1780
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] Sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer.

 
Consigned 260 out of 793 net weight to John Wedderburn. p. 132
1781
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 136
1782
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer on the instuction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 156
1783
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. And James Wedderburn. Account filed by Alexander Gibb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 4-5
1784
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 33
1785
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn attorneys to Sir John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 7
1787
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John and James Wedderburn attornies to Sir John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn. Account filed by John Arthur, overseer to Blue Castle.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 124
1787
[Name] Bluecastle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs, attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Esq; account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 54
1788
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, logwood  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esquires attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 389-390
1789
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart. and James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 229-230
1790
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 339-340
1791
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, hire of enslaved people, logwood  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 121-123 [f.55-56]
1792
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham Esquires attornies to Sir John Wedderburn bart. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 33-35
1793
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham Esquires attornies to Sir John Wedderburn bart and James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 321-322 [f.161]
1794
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, logwood  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham Esq.s attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Arthur as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 113-114
1795
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham Esq.s attornies to Sir John and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Hogg as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 73-74
1796
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, steers, cows  
 

Belonging to Sir John and James Wedderburn, Esqs. Account given by James Wedderburn. Account filed by John Hogg, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, herrings, shell pouch?, logwood, copperwood, hire of enslaved people, cattle, steer for butchery  
 

Belonging to Sir John Wedderburn, Bt and James Wedderburn Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn and John Graham, Esq's. Account filed by John Hogg, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 109
1798
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

Under the direction of John Graham and John Graham Esq.s attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Hogg as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 166
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 317(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
 

Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 38.
1799
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, wharfage, cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Graham Esq attorney to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Hogg as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 121-122
1799
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Westmoreland as a sugar estate with two cattlemills 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] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Samwell Forrester attornies to Sir John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn. Account filed by John Hogg as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 42
1801
[Name] Bluecastle Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of Wm Brown, Patrick Miller and Somerville Forrester, Attornies to James Wm Colville and Sir John Wedderburn. Account filed by John Hogg as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 13-14
1803
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood  
 

Under the direction of Patrick Miller, Somerville Forrester and James Wedderburn attornies to Sir John Wedderburn Bart and James Wedderburn Colville Esq.s. Account filed by John Hogg as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 144-145
1804
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account given in the names of Somerville Forrester and James Wedderburn, grant attornies to Sir David Wedderburn, baronet and James Wedderburn Colville, Esq. Account filed by John Hogg, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 210
1807
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle and cartage of logwood  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, James Colquhun Grant and John Blyth as attornies to Sir David Wedderburne, Bart and James Wedderburn Colville Esq. Account presented by John Hogg as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 164
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 602(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle and Blackheath  
[Stock] 633  
 

Registered to Sir David and Andrew Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Westmd.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 686(Tot)  
[Name] Black Heath etc.  
[Stock] 353  
 

Registered to Sir D. Wedderburn. Assumed to be Blackheath and Bluecastle.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 300(Tot)  
[Name] Blue-Castle  
[Stock] 385  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 298(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 313  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 286(Tot) 154(F) 132(M)  
[Name] Blue Castle Sugar Estate  
 

In the possession of Francis Graham as attorney to Sir David Wedderburn, Baronet the owner.

 
T71/178 231-234
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 263(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 330  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 252(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 301  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 252(Tot) 135(F) 117(M)  
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
 

In the possession of James Colquhoun Grant and John Blythe as attorneys for John Wedderburn Esquire owner.

 
T71/179 Book 13 4
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 250(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 311  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 332  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot) 130(F) 110(M)  
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Sir David Wedderburn Baronet owner.

 
T71/180 Book 11 3 to 4
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 294  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 235(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 144  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot) 130(F) 100(M)  
[Name] Blue Castle Sugar Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Sir David Wedderburn Baronet owner.

 
T71/181 406-407
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 112  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 215(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot) 132(F) 93(M)  
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Sir David Wedderburn Baronet owner.

 
T71/187 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 221(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 114  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 227(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Castle  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn. Number of stock unclear.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot)  
[Name] Bluecastle  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to Sir David Wedderburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 222(Tot) 121(F) 101(M)  
[Name] Blue Castle Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to Andrew Colville and Alexander Seton executors and trustees of Jno. Wedderburn deceased.

 
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