1900 - Jamaica Handbook As supplied by Joyce Falink Notaries Public (Name, Date of Appointment, Parish) ALLWOOD, J. H., 1898, Hanover ASHENHEIM, L., 1897, Kingston BICKNELL, C. A., 1891, St. Catherine BURKE, E. E., 1895, St. Mary CALDER, Charles MacClair, 1882, St. Elizabeth and 1882, Westmoreland CLARKE, C. Lister, 1896, Westmoreland CORINALDI, G. L. P., 1886, St. James DAVIS, H. E. H., 1886, The whole Island FACEY, J. M., 1875, Portland FARQUARSON, A. W., 1890, The whole Island GOFFE, C. H. C., 1889, St. Mary GRANT, A. C., 1883, St. James GRAY, W. Baggett, 1879, Kingston GUNTER, G. G., 1890, The whole Island HART, Daniel, 1880, The whole Island HAUGHTON, R. S., 1877, St. Thomas JAQUET, Sidney, 1896, The whole Island LEWIS, John C., 1871, Trelawny and 1874, St. Ann LYNCH, E. B., 1870, Spanish Town LYNCH, E. L.,1896, Portland MARSHALLECK, J. S., 1881, St. Thomas MILHOLLAND, J. F., 1893, The whole Island MUSSON, J. T., 1883, Kingston NUNES, Charles A., 1889, Trelawny OGILVIE, C.M., 1891, The whole Island ORRET, W. H., 1895, Kingston PEYNADO, S. C., 1882, St. Elizabeth ROBERTSON, William M., , 1879, Westmoreland SMITH, E. G. O..1887, The whole Island TOMLINSON, A. E., 1892, Hanover WALCOTT, R. A., 1885, The whole Island WATSON, S. H., 1878, Kingston WATSON, J. R., 1897, St. Thomas 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) 1900 HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA 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) 1900 HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA 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 1900 HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA 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