Testators of wills proved in Jamaica


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Film number 1937928: 1894 - 1903

The wills are listed in approximate alphabetical order by testator's surname. For each group of documents (relating to a single case) there are usually only the will and a note about the number of words and pages of the will. In most cases below only the parish of the place of residence is listed.

Note: the order of each list is that of the documents or document groups on the film.


Film number 1937928, item 1: 1894

At the beginning there is a note stating "1892 & 1893 missing".

At the end there is a list of wills delivered. The dates the wills were recorded in the Supreme Court are from 23 June 1891 through 31 May 1892.

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
BERRYAlexanderKingston
ALLWOODSarahWestmoreland
BERNARDEliza CharlotteSt James
BICKNELLHenry JohnSt Catherine
BONNEFILSLouis AdolpheKingston [from Haïti]
BROWNEdwardHanover
BUDDLERobertSavanna la Mar
BURKEAlexander EbenezerKingston
CARTERRichardSt Catherine
CLARKElizaBrown's Town
CLARKEGeorge WhitterKingston
CLARKERobertYokohama, Japan
d. Brown's Town
COKEReginald HenryKingston
COLLMANWilliamSt Catherine
CONANEmilyKingston
CUNNINGHAMJaneSt James
DA COSTAAbraham SolomonManchester
DAVIESBartholomew WatsonKingston
DE PASSMatildaIsle of Jersey
formerly Kingston
DONALDSONGeorge AndrewSt Thomas
DUFFUSJamesSt Thomas
EDWINCharlotte LouisaPort Antonio
ELLISAdam Gib[Edinburgh, Scotland]
ESPEUTHenrietta Alice BancroftGunnersbury, MDX, GB
ESPEUTWilliam BancroftEarls Court, MDX, GB
Portland
GOODENCharlotteSt Elizabeth
HALLCharles William Henry
HENDRICKSSamuel Augustus
HUEYRichard GreyKingston
HUTCHINGSHannahKingston
HARRISONJohn ThomasManchester
HENRIQUESGeorge FrederickSpanish Town
HEWITTIsaac WestMontego Bay
HUTCHINGSJulianaKingston
ISAACSEstherKingston
JOHNSONSwann WhiffinHanover
JOHNSTONAlexanderWestmoreland
JONESJohn WilliamKingston
KENNEDYHenry SeymourKingston
MacGLASHANWilliam HenryKingston
McDOWELLJames HenryKingston
MORDECAIGoodmanKingston
MUIRWilliamKingston
PEARCEWilliamKingston
PINETimothy AugustusSt Ann
REBEIRORebecca NunesKingston
RUDOLFAndrew
RUBIEHenryKingston
SOLOMONMichaelSt Ann
SCOTT 1Benjamin WilknightKingston
formerly St Ann
SMALLINGJames[Record of
word counts only]
THOMSONMargaretTrelawny
d. 8 Nov 1891
THORPAugustusSt Andrew
VALENTINEThomas AllenPortland

1 Benjamin Wilknight SCOTTSee film 1937927, item 3 (1885) for 'outside' page


Film number 1937928, item 2: 1895

There is no year number on the film.

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ADOLPHUSJosephNew Orleans, LA, USA
AGUILARJosefa Matilde
de Aleazar or de Aleagre
Kingston
ANDERSONPeterKingston
ANDERSONPeterSt Andrew
ARTICEHenrietta ElizabethKingston
BAILEYWilliam MewSt Andrew
BANKSVernon Edmund JamesSt Catherine
BARNEDDavidKingston
BARNESHelen ElizabethKingston
BARROWHiamKingston
BELLHenrietta AnnKingston
BERRYWilliamSt Andrew
BINNEYJane UrsulaKingston
BONITOEmmaKingston
BENNYJ.W.[Record of
word counts only]
BRAHAMEdwardSt Ann
BRANDONElviraKingston
BREAKSPEARThomasKingston
BROWNJohn AlexanderSt Elizabeth
BURTONMary ElizabethKingston
BURGESSRichardWestmoreland
BYLESTheophilus LynchSt Catherine
CAMPBELLEdward
CAMPBELLMary PattersonSt Elizabeth
CARTERWilliam HerbertSt Thomas
CASTILLOMariaKingston
CATHCARTJames HargreavesSt Davids
CHAMBERSRhodesHanover
CHEVALLIERAndré FontangesKingston
formerly Haïti
COAKLEYEliza
COHENWilliamSt James
COLLIEDavidSt Ann
CORKJosiasSt Ann
CORNERWilliam JohnTrelawny
DA COSTAAlexander Lin...St Mary
D'AQUINLouise AdeleKingston
DAVIESAnna Eliza AliceSouth Bend, IN, USA
DAVISSolomon RobinsonKingston
DAYESJamesKingston
DE MERCADOGeorgeKingston
DE MERCADOJosephSt Thomas
DE MERCADORosita AbigailKingston
DELGADOEmma PhoebeSt Ann
DIXONJohn DuncanSt Ann
DOMANWilliamSavanna la Mar
DUNDASAlexander HerringHanover
DUVALHenrySt Andrew
DUVALMargaretSt Andrew
ERSKINEFrank Robert HenryKingston
FARQUHARSONMatthew Gerald CampbellKingston
FEGANJohn CharlesKingston
FINLAYSONJamesKingston
FISHERAgnes MatildaKingston
FLOWERGeorgeKingston, formerly
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
FRANCISRuth AnnSt Mary
FRAYAnnie KnibbTrelawny
GARDINERGeorgeSt Catherine
GIBSONAnnKingston
GLADWISHMaryPortland
GORDONJoseph MilwardSpanish Town
GRAVESElizaSt Andrew
GREENWilliamSt Elizabeth
GRUBERSarah TharpMontego Bay
GUNTERCharles EdmondSt Catherine
later Kingston
HALLHenry MaxwellKingston
HAMILTONCharles CheneyKingston
HARRISJosephSt Ann
HARRISONThomasKingston
HARTAnna CorinaldiSt Ann
HARTEdward Nathan[Unclear]
HARTYWilliamClarendon
HARVEYRichard SpenceWestmoreland
HAYWARDAnnLucea
HENDERSONGeorgeSt Andrew
HEAVENHenryHanover
HOLDSWORTHWilliamHarbeck, YKS, GB
HOWDENEugene AugustusKingston
HYLTONEverard EugeneKingston
IRVINGJohn Beanfaim
or Beanfairn
St James
ISAACSJohnManchester
d. 18 Sep 1892
JACKSONJames Horatio
JENOUREFrederick AlfredPortland
JUMPWilliamClarendon
NAIRNERichardKingston
KELLYWilliam MichaelSt Mary
McCATTYAlexander GeorgeMontego Bay
McLAUGHLINDavidMontego Bay
LEEKYRichardPortland
LEEWilliamKingston
LEGOEHenrietta ClaraMontego Bay
LEVEREdward Delinar
or Delisser
Kingston
LEVYMosesKingston
LLEWELLYNMoses A.St Ann
LEWISAnne CunninghamSt Catherine
LINDAlfred BonthroneManchester
LINDOHenryKingston
LOGANSamuel MooreManchester
LOPEZEubertFalmouth
LYONCordeliaSpanish Town
McDONALDWilliamTrelawny
McDONALDWilliamManchester
MacGREGORJohnClarendon
McLEODWilliam JacobSt Elizabeth
MACLAVERTYMary ElizabethSt Andrew
McMILLANAmos CharlesKingston
MANAHANJamesSt Mary
MARCHRobert FortunatusSt Catherine
MAGNUSSamuel SimonKingston
MALCOLMJohnArgyle, Scotland
and London, GB
MALCOLMMary ElizaMontego Bay
MARTINLavinia NunesKingston
MASSYGeorge Alexander BoyleSt Thomas East
MEIKLELouisManchester
METCALF[E]Catherine AnnKingston
MILLERRichardManchester
MITCHELLJames HenryHethe, OXF, GB
d. 21 Oct 1892
MORALESAbrahamTrelawny
MORDECAIRebeccaKingston
MORPHYWilliam HenryKingston
MUSTELIERIgnacioKingston
formerly Cuba
MINOTJamesKingston
NATHANAlbertClapham, SRY, GB
d. 13 Aug 1885
NICHOLASRobert MitchellKingston
OGILVYWalterForfar, Scotland
OROJuan EvangelistaKingston
[from Cuba?]
ORRETTThomas HoodKingston
OSBORNEHenryClarendon
OUGHTONThomasKingston
PARISHHenriettaKingston
PARKINJacob GriggSt Catherine
formerly CON, GB
PARKINJohn WilliamSt James
PHILIPSONAdolphSt Andrew
PHILLIPPSJames CecilKingston
PHILLPOTTSThomas CharlesTrelawny
PINNOCKEdwardSt Andrew
PINTOAmeliaKingston
POTENGERCaroline McDonaldSt Ann
RACORDIsabellaKingston
RAMSAYJessie AnnPortland
RAFFINGTONJaneSt Ann
RADCLIFFEJohnSt Andrew
REIDGeorge EustaceSt James
RICHARDSWilliam StoneSt Andrew
ROBINSONAdam EnglishClarendon
ROBINSONGeorgeSt Ann
RODRIQUESCharlotteFalmouth
RODRIQUESLewisMontego Bay
ROPERFindlaterSt Ann
ROSSRobert AllenSt Thomas
ROWECatherineKingston
SALMONJohn BernardBlack River
SCOTTAlexander MitchellTrelawny
SCOTTDavidHanover
SMITHMichael SolomonManchester
SPENCER-SMITHSeymourLondon, GB
d. 1 Aug 1893
SMYTHMary Eliza HindKingston
SPENCEGeorge BinhamSt James
SPENCEMarySt James
STANIGARWolfeSt Catherine
STEWARTGeorgeSt Catherine
STEWARTJamesSt Ann
d. 1 Apr 1892
SURRIDGEThomas RichardKingston
THOMPSONSarah CharlottePortland
TOPPERFredrickHanover
TURNBULLHelenMontego Bay
TURNERColin ThompsonSt Thomas
VENDRYESMarie Joséphine DuvergerKingston
WALKERCharles ArundelKingston
WATTAlexanderMontego Bay
WHITERichardKingston
WHITELOCKEFrancis RichardSt Elizabeth, Cornwall
WILLIAMSEllenBethel Town
WILLIAMSJoseph RobertManchester
WILSONCharles BowenMontego Bay
WRIGHTHenrietta Maria TharpSt Elizabeth, Cornwall
YOUNGJames ChisholmSavannah la Mar


Film number 1937928, item 3: 1896

There is no year number on the film.

At the end of the item are three lists of cases: one with 26 testators' names; another, damaged, with 27 names; and the third with 15 names. These are accompanied by letters from the Supreme Court to the Deputy Keeper of Records in Spanish Town regarding the sending of the wills for safe custody.

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ADAMSONSusannah EugenieKingston
BYFIELDMary AnnSt Catherine, Middlesex
CAINMary AnnKingston
formerly Colon
CAMPBELLStephenWestmoreland
CHRISTIECaroline ElischowKingston
CLARKEJohn Anthony BubbKingston
COGILLSarah 
COLTHIRSTTheresa MariaSt Andrew
CRIDLANDSimonWestmoreland
DALYClaraSt Elizabeth
DICKArrabella Viscountess WilliamKingston
DENNISTON[Revd] James MacmillanKingston
DEWARMaryKingston
DREWJohn JabezKingston
de PRAT FERRÉCaridad LopezKingston
FEURTADOMatildaKingston
GARDNERCharles WesterbyKingston
GAYLEARDChristopherKingston
GORDONRichard MintoHanover
b. 18 Oct 1810
GRAYGeorgePortland
GRAYMary Caroline 
GRANTObadiah LeopoldWestmoreland
HALLBernard VincentLiverpool, LAN, GB
HALLFrancis Robert 
HALLHenry BurbidgeWestmoreland
HAMILTONJamesManchester
HINDRichard JacksonCarlisle, UK
HODELINJean GustaveKingston
formerly Cuba
HUTCHINSONRichardSavanna la Mar
JOHNSONSusanSt Elizabeth
LAMONTCatherineKingston
LARAJames DonovanKingston
LEVIENSidneyKingston
LEVYPhilipKingston
LYONSEmanuelWest Kensington, MDX, GB
formerly Panama
formerly Jamaica
McDOWELLCatherineMandeville
McDOWELLJaneKingston
M[a]cFARLANEMarySt Mary
DICKSONSusan McFarlaneLucea, Hanover
MACKINNONSarahSt Catherine
MAGNUSJaneMontego Bay
MACKINNONSarahSt Catherine
MALABREWilliamKingston
MALABREWilliam TitleyKingston
MALCOLMGeorgeLucea
MARSHJohnSt Mary, Middlesex
MASONJulia SophiaSt Elizabeth
MIDDLETONGeorge WilliamPortland
MILLSDavidMontego Bay
MYERSElijahNew York, NY, USA
.........
WEBBHenry PhillipSt Ann


Film number 1937928, item 4: 1897

There is no year number on the film.

At the end of the item are letters from the Supreme Court to the Deputy Keeper of Records in Spanish Town regarding the sending of wills for safe custody.

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
AARONSHoratioMontego Bay
.........
DaCOSTASolomon MyersKingston
.........
FEURTADOLouisa SeptimusKingston
.........
LEVYCharlesKingston
LINDORichardKingston
.........
MORAISSarahKingston
MORDECAIAinsleyKingston
.........
MYERSJoseph LouisNew York, NY, USA
.........
SOLOMONAdelaideSt Ann
SOLOMONAlbert MossTrelawny
.........
YOUNGGeorge WilliamBranksome, DOR, GB


Film number 1937928, item 5: 1898

There is no year number on the film.

At various places in this item and at the end are letters from the Supreme Court to the Deputy Keeper of Records in Spanish Town regarding the sending for safe custody of wills lodged in 1898.

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ALBERGALouis PhillippeKingston
.........
ISAACSFrederickWestmoreland
.........
SANFTLEBENJohn William HenryHanover
.........
WOODElizaKingston


Film number 1937928, item 6: 1899

At various places in this item are letters from the Supreme Court to the Deputy Keeper of Records in Spanish Town regarding the sending of wills for safe custody.

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ASTWOODAmelia Thomas[Unclear]
.........
FEURTADOSeptimusSpanish Town
.........
JACKSONAlexanderSt Andrew
.........
WOODCharlesKingston


Film number 1937928, item 7: 1900

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
RAMSAYAlexander AndersonWestmoreland & St James
.........
BRAVORebecca AguilarKingston
.........
DEPASSAbraham FrederickKingston
.........
EGERTONRichardSt Thomas
FACEYEmilyKingston
.........
HARTElla RosaMontego Bay
.........
WINSHIPCatherine AnnSpanish Town


Film number 1937928, item 8: 1901

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ATKINSONThomasSt Ann
.........
DELGADOElizaKingston
.........
HERONAlexander WoodburnManchester
ISSAAbrahamKingston
JACKSONRobertKingston
[b. China]
.........
LEVYGeorgeKingston
.........
PHILLIPSRosa or RoseKingston
PINTOSophiaKingston
.........
WOLFEEllis BolivarKingston


Film number 1937928, item 9: 1902

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ALLENJonathanManchester
.........
HARTAlbert JosephHanover
HENRYFrancis IsaacsHanover
ISAACSCaroline IsabellaLee, KEN, GB
JACKSONEmilySt Andrew
.........
MARCHALLECKJoseph SolomonMorant Bay
.........
NUNESRobert BenjaminTrelawny
.........
PEYNADOStephen CharlesSt Elizabeth
.........
SWABYHenriettaKingston
.........
WHITEGeorgeKingston


Film number 1937928, item 10: 1903

TestatorPlace of
residence
SurnameForename(s)
ALEXANDERLilian JaneSt Elizabeth
.........
FEURTADOAlexander jnrKingston
.........
ISAACSAndrew HenryKingston
JACKSONJacobHanover
.........
WATESPercy JohnPortland


I make no claim as to the completeness or accuracy of the above information. Any comment, addition, or correction to the data is welcomed.



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