Roehampton Estate

Roehampton Estate was a plantation in St James Parish, Jamaica. It was the scene of substantial destruction during the Baptist War (1831-2).

For housing estates in Roehampton, London, see Dover House Estate or Alton Estate
Destruction of the Roehampton Estate January 1832, by Adolphe Duperly

The estate was owned by John Baillie, an absentee plantation owner who lived in Montagu Square, London.[1] Following his death in October 1832, his estate received £5745 0s 3d under the Compensation act for the emancipation of 322 enslaved Africans.[2]

In 1850, Isaac Jackson bought the estate.[2]

See also

References
  1. "John Baillie". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. "Jamaica St James 40 (Roehampton Estate)". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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