Cherry Garden, St. Catherine (St. Dorothy)


History

Information obtained by the Center for the Study of Legacies of British Slave-ownership at University College London:

Rum was distilled on the domain 'Cherry Garden, St. Catherine (St. Dorothy)' at least between 1775 and 1808.


Handbook of Jamaica 1905:

Sugar estate in cultivation in Jamaica in the year 1903-1904

Name of estateCherry Garden
OwnerL. Robinson
Attorney of ownerJohn Messam
Acres cane200
Acres other1,041
Type of millSteam
Process of manufactureCentrifugal
Hhds * sugar-
Punchns * rum-
* 1 hoghead = 238 l, 1 puncheon = 318 l
[Source: Jamaican Family Search, cited 2019]

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