People Enslaved at Roslin Castle, Trelawny, Jamaica

Between January 1, 1791 and January 1, 1813, the names and occupations of 387 individuals enslaved at Roslin Castle Estate in Trelawny Parish Jamaica were annually recorded in the large ledger, on the cover of which is written in neat, cursive script: “Increase and Decrease of Slaves and Stock Roslin Castle 1790 [illegible initials]." This ledger, which includes 22 annual estate inventories is the basis for this dataset and article. Increase and decrease records from which any available birth and death records were also incorporated. The article provides estate context for the recorded enslaved population and indicates the direction of ongoing research.