Steelfield, Trelawny


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 'Steelfield, Trelawny' at least between 1786 and 1801.


Handbook of Jamaica 1905:

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

Name of estateSteelfield
OwnerEstate of S.Thompson
Attorney of ownerH.S. Hoskins
Acres cane137
Acres other808
Type of millSteam
Process of manufactureCommon & Centrifugal
Hhds * sugar69 1/2
Punchns * rum70
* 1 hoghead = 238 l, 1 puncheon = 318 l
[Source: Jamaican Family Search, cited 2019]

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