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1900 HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA

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SUGAR ESTATES IN CULTIVATION IN JAMAICA

1898-1899

Name of Estate, Owner (Attorney of Owner in Parenthesis)

ST. ANDREW

Mona - Louis Verley

ST. THOMAS

Albion - John Grinan

Blue Mountain - Sir Wm. Fitzherbert, (G. W. Fitzherbert)

Coley - Melhado Bros. & Co.

Duckenfield - E. T. H. Hawkins (Richard Evans)

Lyssons - Chas. Hope Levy

Norris - I. J. Mordecai & Co. (J. M. Lewis Bros., Lessees)

Serge Island - I. J. Mordecai & Co.

ST. MARY

Gray's Inn - T. Elmslie (Henry Braham)

ST. ANN

Bengal - Alex. Hopwood

Cave Valley and Drax Hall - Henry Sewell

Greenock - J. W. Anderson (J. H. Levy)

Llandovery - Heirs of White (E. J. Saddler)

Richmond - Bernal Family (E. J. Saddler)

Seville - Webb & Harris (A. J. Webb)

TRELAWNY

Arcadia, Lottery and Vale Royal - Henry Sewell (H. S. Hoskins)

Bryan Castle and Brampton Bryan - Dr. A. V. Proctor (H. S. Hoskins)

Braco - C. H. Gordon (Henry Sewell)

Cambridge - Elizabeth Gottenburgh (H. S. Hoskins)

Dundee - Hon. W. Kerr & Mrs. D. Kerr (Herbert J. Kerr)

Etingdon - Hon. L. C. Shirley (same)

Fontabelle - C. C. Plunkett (same)

Georgia - Houchen & Curtis (A. C. Houchen)

Green Park - Heirs of Atherton (W. W. Woolliscroft)

Gales Valley - Edward M. Gale (Herbert J. Kerr)

Golden Grove, Kent and Tilston - Miss A. M. Jarrett (Herbert J. Kerr)

Good Hope - Alexr. Oppenham (same)

Hyde Hall - Hon. L. C. Shirley (same)

Hyde - Trustee, Hy. Sewell (H. S. Hoskins)

Harmony Hall - G. P. Dewar (same)

Long Pond - J. B. Sheriff (Geo. Taylor & J. Sime)

Lancaster - C. H. W. Gordon (H. S. Hoskins)

Oxford and Steelfield - Estate of S. Thompson (H. S. Hoskins)

Orange Valley - W. L. & H. J. Kerr (Hon. W. Kerr)

Swanswick - Mrs. Lewis (L. C. Shirley)

ST. JAMES

Anchovy and Eden - J. H. Parkin

Bellefield - Jno. H. Watson

Canaan - Shore & Fletcher (Joseph Shore)

Content - J. H. Parkin (Lessee)

Catherine Mount - J. H. Parkin (Estate of)

Catherine Hall - Miss Jarrett (Hon. W. Kerr)

Cinnamon Hill - George Robertson (Joseph Shore)

Fairfield - W. F. Lawrence (Alexr. Doulls)

Guilsbro - Hon. W. Kerr

Hampden - D. O. Kelly-Lawson

Hazelymph - Dutton Trench

Ironshore - Irving & Martin (H. J. Kerr)

Leogan - R. S. Goodrich (J. H. Parkin)

Lima - James Sime

Providence - Messrs. Broadwood

Running Gut - R. Ferguson (Joseph Shore)

Rose Hall - George Robertson

Success - Joseph Shore (Lessee)

Spring - H. & W. L. Kerr

Tryall - Edgar Turnbull

HANOVER

Barbican - F. Topper

Copse and Flint River- Heirs of R. Hind (John Rigg)

Chester Castle - E. H. Cooke

Golden Grove - C. W. Trealeaven

Georgia - Hy. Davis & Son

Haughton Hall - Mrs. Alice James (Jos. Shore [lessee])

Kew - Anthony Charley

Mosquito Cove - Sanftleben & Sons

Phoenix - J. C. Nolan (W. H. Farquharson)

Prospect - W. H. Farquharson

Round Hill - Geo. F. Lawrence (Alexr. Doull)

Riley - H. Davis & Son

Spring Valley - A. Charley (Lessee)

Tryall - J. H. Parkin

WESTMORELAND

Albany , Charlottenburg and Masemure - Anthony Charley

Belleisle - Heirs of Wm. Vickers (S. H. Morris)

Blue Castle - Samuel H. Morris

Blackheath and Mesopotamia - Eustace Greig (P. H. Greig)

Carawina - Edward Sadler

Cornwall - Col. Kitchener (W. H. Farquharson)

Friendship - E. W. Eves & Co. (Edward Sadler, Jr.)

Frome - Heirs of Wm. Vickers (Morris & Vickers)

Fort William - Heirs of Admiral Hay (S. H. Morris)

Fontabelle - Heirs of H. A. Vickers ( W. A. S. Vickers)

George's Plain - Adelaide Watt (W. Wolliscroft)

Glasgow - Helen Whitelocke (S. H. Morris)

Meylersfield - Leyden & Co. (W. H. Farquharson)

Mint - Clarke & Pengelley (Charles Clarke)

Mount Eagle - Agnes Burgess (E. R. F. Burgess)

New Hope - John Hudson

Retreat - W. H and J. Farquharson (W. H. Farquharson)

Retrieve - R. E. Braham (John Hudson)

Roaring River - John Hay (S. H. Morris)

Shrewsbury - E. C. Seymour (Edward Sadler)

ST. ELIZABETH

Appleton - A. M. Nathan (E. V. Salmon)

Holland - M. H. M. Farquharson

Y.S. - A. H. Browne Bros. (P. J. Browne)

CLARENDON

Amity Hall - Hon. J. H. Mitchell (G. W. Muirhead)

Bog and Gibbons - Alfred Pawsey (same)

Carlisle, Greenwich and Money Musk - Hon. Col. C. J. Ward (Isaac Fox)

Caswell Hill - Elliott & Murray (same)

Danks-Savoy - Robert Craig (same)

Denbigh - G. W. Muirhead (Lessee)

Hillside-Raymonds - Miss Harvey and Mrs. F. G. Pearce (F. M. Ellis)

Morelands and St. Jago - J. H. Mitchell (G. W. Muirhead)

Parnassus - Alfred Pawsey, Lessee, (same)

Perrins - Sir Wm. Fitzherbert (G. M. Fitzherbert)

Pusey Hall - Callaghan & Elliott (same)

Rock River - John Scully (same)

Sevens Plantation - Juan Grinan (same)

Suttons-Chesterfield - Nixon & Harty , Lessees (same)

ST. CATHERINE

Caymanas - A. Crum-Ewing (John Cameron)

Cherry Garden - L. Robinson (C. J. Georges)

Lodge - T. M. Martin (H. T. Ronaldson)

Treadways - Col. Dawkins (W. Gyles, Lessee)

Worthy Park - J. V. Calder (same)

 

COFFEE CULTIVATION IN JAMAICA

1898-1899

(50 acres or more are listed in the book. Many small settlers grew coffee, but the book just references total acreage for small settlers in each parish.)

Name of Estate, Owner (Attorney of Owner in Parenthesis)

ST. ANDREW

Bellevue - O. A. M. Feurtado

Charlottenburg & Union Hill - John Casserly

Chesterfield - E. A. dePass & C. E. deMercado

Clifton Mount - A. K. Hamilton

Cold Spring - Est. John McLean

Clydesdale - M. E. M'Laverty

Flamstead - T. M. Martin

Green Valley - A. G. Heron

Middleton - Heirs of Duke of Buckingham (Hope, Levy & Co.)

Mt. Lebanon - Oliver Chisholm (J. A. Stephens)

Newton - H. M. C. Cobbold

Pleasant Hill - Hon. C. J. Ward

Silver Hill - A. K. Hamilton (John McLean)

ST. THOMAS

Arntully - H. E. Eves

Ben Lomond & Newfield - G. B. Massy (J. P. Provan)

Farm Hill - Gossett, Treleaven & Co.

House Hill and Whin - R. B. Hopkins

Middleton - W. J. Cathcart

Monklands - J. P. Provan

Moy Hall - Capt. G. G. Taylor

Radnor - J. A. Stephens

Sherwood Forest - O. A. M. Feurtado

Whitfield Hall - DeB. S. Heaven

PORTLAND

Portland Gap - B. S. Gossett

MANCHESTER

Brokenhurst - W. W. Wynne

Campbell Castle - Wm. Hungerford

Loman & Somerset - C. T. Husband

Perrin's and Park Hall - Sir Richard Fitzherbert

Soho - R. B. Braham

Virginia - George Nash

CLARENDON

Glendale - Quintin Logan

Mt. Industry - Est. Jas. L. Hibbert (R. B. Braham)

Whitney - Lord Dudley (Hon. J. P. Clarke)

 

BANANA AND COCOA CULTIVATION IN JAMAICA

1898-1899

(50 acres or more are listed in the book. Many small settlers grew coffee, but the book just references total acreage for small settlers in each parish.)

Name of Estate, Owner (Attorney of Owner in Parenthesis)

ST. THOMAS

Amity Hall and Hordley - Jamaica Co. (Hon. Dr. John. Pringle, C.M.G.)

Bachelors Hall - Mrs. A. C. Neyland (W. C. Groves)

Cambridge and Clifton Hall - A. C. James

Creighton Hall - J. H. Cox & Bro.

Golden Grove and Wheelersfield - Boston Fruit Co. (L. D. Baker)

Harbour Head - S. F. Noyes

Morant - W. Creighton (H. Cork)

Middleton - W. F. Harrison

Phillipsfield - Boston Fruit Co.

Potosi - Potosi Estate Co. (Henry Steer)

Pleasant Hill and Unity - A. C. Neyland (W. C. Groves)

Plantain Garden River - Boston Fruit Co. (James Dougall)

Rhine - Hon. S. C. Burke (Boston Frt. Co., Lessees)

Stanton - I. J. Mordecai & Co.

Stokesfield - S. F. Noyes

Springfield - Boston Fruit Co.(R. B. Hopkins)

Winchester - Jamaica Co. (Hon. Dr. John. Pringle, C.M.G.)

PORTLAND

Big Spring Garden - L. D. Baker (Wm. Watson)

Boston, Bound Brook, Elysium, Fellowship, Golden Vale, Hermitage, Kildare, Paradise, Prospect, Red Hazel, Seaman's Valley, Stanton, Tom's Hope, Unity Valley, Windsor - Boston Fruit Co., (Wm. Watson)

Buff Bay River - R. L. Benbow

Burlington and Greenvale - Henry Cork

Caenwood - J. A. Small

Hart Hill 1 - Henry A. Bolton

Hart Hill 2 - A. J. Henriques

Hector's River - Hon. E. C. Hall, Comdr., R.N.

Hope - M. C. Wallace

Lennox - J. O. Mason

Little Spring Garden - Thos. F. Thompson

Low Layton 1 - Jas. Broughton

Low Layton 2 - Chas. D'Aubigny

Mid Layton - J. O. Mason

Mt. Vernon - G. H. Moodie

Orange Vale - Herbert Walsh

Shrewsbury - D. Sanftleben

Snow Hill - P.A. Moodie

Terra Nova - J. Sweeting

Union - Joseph Afflick

White River - Benj. Crossley

Windsor Castle - A. DaCosta

ST. MARY

Agualta Vale, Brimmer Hall, Chovy, Ellis' Estates, Fort Stewart, Hopewell, Koningsburg, Orange Hill, Tremolesworth, Trinity - Hon. Jno. Pringle, C. M. G. (James G. Cohen)

Berry Hill - Hans Olofsen

Ballards Valley - Chas. L. Walker

Charlottenburg - W. H. Westmorland

Claremont - Henry Constantine, Robt. L. Constantine, R. A. Morris, Edward Dyer

Cove - Jose A. Benjamin

Crawle - David Priest

Crescent - Leo Geo. Silvera, Robt. A. Silvera, Est. of Geo. Silvera

Cromwell - Susan E. Prendergast

Dover - S. Supersangsing

Eden Park - Jno. H. Philpotts

Esher - H. S. Westmorland

Fontabelle - Harriett D. Simmonds and Edward Campbell (Robt. P. Simmonds)

Fort George - Aug. F. G. Ellis

Frontier - Est. of D. R. Clemetson (Robt. P. Simmonds and Jno. B. Goffe)

Gray's Inn - T. Elmslie (Henry Braham)

Greenwood - F. D. Marshall

Gibraltar - M. E. Westmorland

Golden Grove - E. E. C. Hossack

Harmony Hall - John Wile and Susan E. Prendergast

Heywood Hall and Llanrumney - J. E. Kerr & Co.

Iter Boreal - J. L. Hossack

Langley , Moore Hall and Wentworth - Boston Fruit Co.

Langley No. 1 - A. J. Johnson

Langley No. 2 - M. E. Johnson

Lambkin Hill and Russell Hall - A. E. Silvera

Nonsuch - Susan E. Prendergast, Hon. Jno. Pringle, C.M.G., Henry J. Rudolph (James G. Cohen)

New Ramble - Leo Geo. Silvera

Oxford and Rosyln- C. H. C. and C. C. F. M. Goffe

Osborne - Richard L. Benbow

Pemberton Valley and Quebec - Harriet D. Simmonds (R. P. Simmonds)

Preston - R. M. Cocking

Richmond - H. B. Walcott

Sherness - Alfred N. Dixon

Spring Valley - G. H. Powell and E. M. Mais, Lessee

Tryall - A. R. DaCosta

Union Hill - Est. A. B. Clemetson

Warwick Castle - John T. Marsh and R. T. Rigg

Water Valley - Est. of Jas. Broughton (J. H. Scarlett)

White Hall - Charles L. Walker

ST. ANN

Content - Dr. J. L. Cox

Malvern Park - Edward Pratt

New Ground - A. N. Dixon

CLARENDON

Low Ground - Lord Dudley (Horace C. Munn)

Mount Industry - Est. of Jas. L. Hibbert (Hon. R. B. Braham)

North Hall - David Girvan, Herbert D'Aguilar, Ann Saunders (David Girvan and Emile D'A. Saunders)

Suttons - Col. W. G. Dawkins (Sidney Moxsy, Lessee)

Whitney - Lord Dudley (Hon. J. P. Clarke)

ST. CATHERINE

Blair Pen - R. L. Rivett

Cambrians - F. Cohen

Cedar Grove, Pt. of Cow Park, Pt. of Cottage, Great Salt Pond, Hayfield - Boston Fruit Co.

Charlemont - Hon. Geo. McGrath

Clifton and Goshen - Chas. Fulford

Pt. of Congreve Park - Easton Muirhead

Cooksons, Mt. Pleasant, Phoenix Park and Woodlands - W. R. Turner

Pt. of Cow Park - Henry McGilchrist

Craigallichie - Bishop C. Gordon

Dove Hall - J. Mills

Eltham Park - Thos. H. Sharpe

Pt. of Farm - Lord Carrington (Hon. S. C. Burke, M. L.C.)

Grange - Henry Cork

Guinep - Louis Verley

Halfway-Tree Pen - R. Hotchkin

Hartlands - Hartlands Co., Ltd.

Hawkers Hall - J. C. Lescesne

New Hall - P. H. Bather

New Works - F. W. Aris

Parsons Pen - Hon. James Allwood

Pt. of Reid's Pen - J. E. Kerr & Co. and F. B. Kennedy

Pt. of Reid's Pen - Reid's Pen Syndicate

Rio Magno - Henry J. Rudolf

Riversdale - A. McIntosh

Rodons - John Breary

Pt. of Rodons - Robert Hay

Tamarinds, Watson Grove - Boston Fruit Co.

Tulloch - John McPhail

Twickenham Park - E. M. Davis

Worthy Park - Hon. J. V. Calder

 

JAMAICA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

No 3, Kingston Street, Kingston, Jamaica

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

His Excellency Sir A. W. L. Hemming, K.C.M.G., President

The Hon. J. T. Palache, M.L.C., Mandeville, Vice-President

T. H. Sharp, Esq., Spanish Town, Vice-President

The Hon. C. J. Ward, C. M. G., Kingston, Vice-President

The Hon. J. Pringle, Annotto Bay, Vice-President

STAFF

Douet, George A., Secretary

Barclay, John - Assistant Secretary

ELECTED

Baker, Capt. - Port Antonio

Campbell, D. Esq. - Linstead

Fursdon, C. A.T., Esq. - Up-Park Camp

Cork, H. Esq. - St. Margaret's Bay

Roxburgh, A., Esq. - Walker's Wood

Bather, F. G., Esq. - Linstead

McGrath, The Hon. G. - Ewarton

Clark, The Hon. J. P. - Shooter's Hill

Ronaldson, H. T., Esq. - Milk River

Murray, G. F., Esq. - Hayes

Wynne, W. W., Esq. - Old England

Gossett, B. S., Esq. - Hagley Gap

Clarke, A. F., Esq. - Shooter's Hill

NOMINATED

Archbishop of the West Indies

Bishop Gordon - Kingston

Allwood, The Hon. J. - Collector-General

Cox, H. E., Esq. - Claremont

Fawcett, W., Esq. - Director Public Gardens

Cork, P. C., Esq. - Asst. Colonial Secretary

Nash, G., Esq. - Mandeville

Robertson, R. H., Esq. - Ramble

Shore, J., Esq. - Little River

Watts, F., Esq. - Kingston

Duerden, J., Esq. - Kingston

Calder, J. V., Esq. - Malvern

Walcott, R. A., Esq. - Kingston

Bertram, L. J., Esq. - Kingston


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