HONOURING OUR ANCESTORS

All Parishes Plus Those Punished in St. James in the 1831-32 Emancipation War in Jamaica

A Summary by V.A Shepherd from Records in the UK Archives

Friday was celebrated as Emancipation Day across Jamaica and fellow CARICOM nations, with the African diaspora joining in solidarity to commemorate this historic milestone of freedom. This is a good time to honour our ancestors who fought for our freedom. We wish to honour those from the 9 parishes who fought and were punished for daring to insist on freedom. Also highlighted are the names of those from St. James, the parish at the heart of the war, lest we forget. The names were taken from Colonial Office Records housed in good condition in the UK National Archives.

ENSLAVED PEOPLE TRIED AND SENTENCED BY COURTS MARTIAL AND CIVIL COURTS FOR THEIR REAL OR PERCEIVED ROLE IN THE 1831/32 EMANCIPATION WAR IN JAMAICA

HANOVER
Court Martial: 58
Civil Court: 82
MANCHESTER
Court Martial: 15
Civil Court: 16
PORTLAND
Court Martial: 23
Slave Court: 5
ST. ELIZABETH
Court Martial: 73
ST. JAMES
Court Martial: 100
Civil Court: 81
ST. THOMAS-IN-THE-EAST
Court Martial: 11
Civil Court: 5
ST. THOMAS-IN-THE-VALE
Court Martial: 9
TRELAWNY
Court Martial: 70
WESTMORELAND
Court Martial: 26
Slave Court: 52

Parish of St. James - Detailed Records

Property/Owner Name Sentence
Moor ParkAlleckDeath
Moor ParkCharlotteReprimanded
Moor ParkBina100 Lashes
Moor parkDavie50 Lashes
Moor parkAdam alias Thos GordonDeath/Executed
Moor parkSamuel HaywardDeath/Executed
Moor parkBeck's James alias William StenettDeath/Executed
Moor parkThomasExecuted
Unity Hall EstateRichard Allen150 lashes and 6 Months
Unity Hall EstateJohn BaillieImprisonment for life/commuted to 200 lashes & 6 months in prison at hard labour
Unity Hall EstateThomas BaillieDeath/commuted to 200 lashes & 6 months in prison at hard labour
Unity Hall EstateGeorge Bucknor200 lashes & 3 months in prison
Unity Hall EstateThomas GallowayExecuted
Unity Hall EstateCharles GordonDeath/Executed
Unity Hall EstateJohn GordonDeath/Executed
Unity Hall EstateGeorge KerrDeath/Executed
Unity Hall EstateHenry MillerDeath/Executed
Unity Hall EstateWilliam RichardsDeath/Executed
Unity Hall EstateRichard StewartDeath/Executed
WiltshireStephen AllenDeath/Executed
WiltshireRobert BowenDeath/Executed
WiltshireJohn Clarke200 Lashes
WiltshireMartin FowlesDeath/Executed
Bonavista EstateJames AnglinDeath/Executed
Bonavista EstateEdgar alias Davie BernardDeath/Executed
Bonavista EstateJames EnnisDeath/Executed
Bonavista EstateJames InnisDeath/Executed
Bonavista EstateRobert JamesDeath/Executed
Cambridge EstateLucas alias William Anglin100 Lashes
Cambridge EstateNovember alias William BowenDeath/Executed
Cambridge EstateGeorge LawrenceDeath/Executed
Cambridge EstateKitty ScarlettDeath commuted to transportation
Newman HallWilliam Archibald300 Lashes
Newman HallJoseph BrownDeath
Newman HallGeorge PhillipsDeath
RetirementGeo PlummerDeath
RetirementSam ClarkeDeath
RetirementJoseph FitzroyDeath
RetirementHarryDeath
RetirementBlacksmith JamesDeath
RetirementLord NelsonDeath
FreeElizabeth Ball24 Lashes
RoehamptonCharles Bennett100 Lashes
RoehamptonNicholas DomanDeath
RoehamptonGeorge HellingtonTransportation and 100 Lashes
RoehamptonGeorge MillerDeath- commuted to transportation
RoehamptonJohn Robinson200 lashes & 6 months in prison at hard labour
RoehamptonDavid SymsDeath- commuted to transportation
Virgin Valley AnchovyWilliam BarnettDeath
AnchovyEdward LewisDeath
Anchovy BottomWilliam Plummer100 Lashes
Anchovy BottomWilliam Wilson100 Lashes
SpringfieldJames BennetDeath
SpringfieldCharles McClennanDeath- Commuted to transportation
Thomas J. BernardDavid BernardDeath
Bandon PennJames BernardDeath
Geo. C. RickettsEdwin alias Sam Bernard300 lashes & 6 months in prison
LeoganNicholas BirchDeath/commute 4d to 6 months in prison
LeoganWill HamiltonDeath
LeoganThomas Heslop100 lashes & 1 month in prison
LeoganAlexander McIntoshDeath
Nicholas BirchDeath- commuted to 6 months imprisonment
Adelphi EstateEdward BowenDeath/commuted to 300 lashes and hard labour in prison for life
Adelphi EstateCharles PerryDeath
FriendshipJohn BowlingDeath Executed
FriendshipThos FlemmingDeath/Executed
FriendshipWilliam McKenzieDeath/Executed
FriendshipSamuel Palmer150 Lashes
KnockalvaGeorge BrissettDeath
ArgyleCharles Dickson Brown300 lashes & 3 months in prison
ArgyleJohn GuthrieDeath/Executed
WorchesterNathaniel BrownDeath/Executed
WorchesterDaniel DehaneyDeath/Executed
WorchesterThomas GordonDeath/Executed
WorchesterGeo Lawrence alias (Little) George LawrenceDeath/Executed
Est. of John Dodd (dec)Harris, alias Sam BrownDeath- commuted to transportation
Est. of John Dodd (dec)James Dodd300 Lashes
Est. of John Dodd (dec)Moco Williams alias Charles StrachanDeath- commuted to transportation
New MontpelierAlexander Campbell100 Lashes
New MontpelierWilliam Hilton200 Lashes
John Hilton (dec) New MontpelierThomas WalkerDeath- Commuted to 200 Lashes
John M. BucknorEdward ChambersAcquitted
Mrs. L ChambersThomas Chambers200 Lashes and 6 months inprisonment
LaplandGeorge Clarke200 Lashes
BambooWilliam ClarkeDeath
BelfieldSamuel ClelandDeath/Executed
BelfieldHenry ColmanDeath/Executed
BelfieldFred CunninghamAcquitted
BelfieldSamuel CunninghamDeath/Executed
BelfieldAnn GuyAcquitted
BelfieldJames GuyDeath/Executed
BelfieldWilliam TaylorDeath/Executed
Spring MountCromwellDeath/Executed
Spring MountGeorge HalsonDeath/Executed
Spring MountPrinceDeath/Executed
Spring Mount(head driver)George WallaceDeath/Executed
Spring MountWilliamDeath/Executed
LimaCuffeeDeath/Executed
William Rickerby (dec)Cuffee alias WillkenDeath/Executed
VaughansfieldCyrusDeath/Executed
WilliamsfieldThomas DehaneyDeath/Executed
Mrs. R. GrizzellGeorge DehaneyDeath/Executed
Mrs. R. GrizzellWilliam ReidMrs. R. Grizzell
Rebecca GrizzellDennisDeath/Executed
Ann G. MorrisDuncan alias Thomas DennistonDeath/Executed
WelcomeSam DicksonDeath