Florence Hall in Trelawny, Jamaica is one of the prettiest Great
Houses I have seen. There is an excellent drawing dating from 1982
in JAMAICAN HOUSES, a Vanishing Legacy which may still be
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There are a number of interesting outbuilding at the rear, including a brick kitchen shown on the right |
As best as we can ascertain, it was named by Cossley Hall, esq. (possibly ??? as a tribute to his sister-in-law, Florence, who was the daughter of Theophilus Bletchyndon, esq. and cousin to the Countess Spencer). Florence was married to Cossley's brother, William-James Hall, who died without leaving an heir so all of his properties (Hyde Hall, etc.). were turned over to Cossley.
See volume 4 of John Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Volume 4 for a listing of some of the Hall relatives in the 18th century and early 19th century.
By 1840 it belonged to Charles Campbell. In 1859, on the owner's death, it became the scene of the Florence Hall Riots when the inheritance was disputed. It has subsequently been owned by a Mr Pilliner, and the Dalyrumples, from whom it seems to have passed into the hands of TDB.
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