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The first Barretts became an extremely wealthy and influential English family in Jamaica, owning more than 84,000 acres of land and 2,000 slaves in the parishes of Trelawny and St James. The original family home was Cinnamon Hill Great House in St James. The construction was started by Samuel Barrett, who died before its completion.
The Ziadie family is a Maronite family residing in Jamaica, where they were prominent merchants. A branch of the family now resides in the United States and its members have become successful horse trainers. [1] [2] They are the descendants of half a dozen Greek Orthodox brothers who emigrated from Lebanon. [3]
The Beckford family was an aristocratic English family in Jamaica. [1] They were known for their involvement in the slave trade and owning plantations in the West Indies in the 17th century . [ 2 ]
This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption.
Kerr-Jarrett became manager and owner of the Barnett Sugar Estates from 1910 [8] and, after service in World War I, he was a member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica between 1919 and 1921. [9] He served as Chairman of the Jamaica Sugar Manufacturers’ Association between 1930 and 1945, and was Custos for St James, Jamaica between 1933 and ...
He gave his name to Brown's Town, originally known as Hamilton Town, in St Ann, which he founded, [6] [9] and in 1805 he paid for the construction of the original St Mark's Anglican Church in Brown's Town. [10] He was a member of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820 [11] and represented Saint Ann Parish in that assembly for 22 years. [9]