Fairfield Estate, St. James


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 'Fairfield Estate, St. James' at least between 1757 and 1802.


Handbook of Jamaica 1905:

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

Name of estateFairfield
OwnerW.F. Lawrence
Attorney of ownerJoseph Shore
Acres cane220
Acres other315
Type of millWater
Process of manufactureOrdinary & Open Battery
Hhds * sugar91
Punchns * rum108
* 1 hoghead = 238 l, 1 puncheon = 318 l
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