Draft:Hampden Estate
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== History == |
== History == |
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Hampden Estate was founded in 1743 by Archibald Stirling (father of Australian politician [[Edward_Stirling_(politician)|Edward Stirling]]), [[Jacobitism#Scotland|a Scot fleeing the Jacobite Wars]], in the Queen of Spain valley of [[Trelawny Parish]]. Since 1753 it operated as a sugar plantation, and the Great House at the estate was constructed in 1779. For most of its history, Hampden produced unaged bulk rum to sell to rum brokers, blenders, and to other Jamaican distilleries, and did not have its own brand.{{cite web |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2019/01/05/hampden-estate-prepares-for-greater-rum-demand/ |title=Hampden Estate prepares for greater rum demand | website=Jamaica Observer |last=Monteith |first=Alexis |orig-date=January 5, 2019 |access-date=2026-04-19 }} In 1852, Archibald Stirling's grandson, [[Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet|William Stirling-Maxwell]], sold Hampden to George McFarquhar Lawson |
Hampden Estate was founded in 1743 by Archibald Stirling (father of Australian politician [[Edward_Stirling_(politician)|Edward Stirling]]), [[Jacobitism#Scotland|a Scot fleeing the Jacobite Wars]], in the Queen of Spain valley of [[Trelawny Parish]]. Since 1753 it operated as a sugar plantation, and the Great House at the estate was constructed in 1779. For most of its history, Hampden produced unaged bulk rum to sell to rum brokers, blenders, and to other Jamaican distilleries, and did not have its own brand.{{cite web |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2019/01/05/hampden-estate-prepares-for-greater-rum-demand/ |title=Hampden Estate prepares for greater rum demand | website=Jamaica Observer |last=Monteith |first=Alexis |orig-date=January 5, 2019 |access-date=2026-04-19 }} In 1852, Archibald Stirling's grandson, [[Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet|William Stirling-Maxwell]], sold Hampden to George McFarquhar Lawson.{{cite DNB|wstitle=Stirling-Maxwell, William|volume=54}} |
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Dermot Owen Kelly-Lawson, grandson of George McFarquhar Lawson, took over as the master distiller at Hampden in 1875 (the DOK mark is named after him). William H. Farquharson married Dermot Owen Kelley-Lawson's daughter, Ena Kelly-Lawson, and in the early 1900s, the estate was now owned by the Farquharson family. Until the early 1900s, the ground floor of the estate served as a rum store. During World War I, the Farquharson family built the estate's own dedicated port for shipping sugar and rum, Hampden Wharf. Today, Hampden Wharf is used as a dock for cruise ships.{{cite web |url=https://distilando.com/hampden |title=Hampden rum | website=Distilando |access-date=2026-04-19 }} In 1955, as a donation to [[Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone|Princess Alice]], the old boiler house at Hampden was disassembled and rebuilt at the [[University of the West Indies at Mona]], serving as a chapel. The estate remained under the ownership of the Farquharson family for seven generations, until the 21st century. |
Dermot Owen Kelly-Lawson, grandson of George McFarquhar Lawson, took over as the master distiller at Hampden in 1875 (the DOK mark is named after him). William H. Farquharson married Dermot Owen Kelley-Lawson's daughter, Ena Kelly-Lawson, and in the early 1900s, the estate was now owned by the Farquharson family. Until the early 1900s, the ground floor of the estate served as a rum store. During World War I, the Farquharson family built the estate's own dedicated port for shipping sugar and rum, Hampden Wharf. Today, Hampden Wharf is used as a dock for cruise ships.{{cite web |url=https://distilando.com/hampden |title=Hampden rum | website=Distilando |access-date=2026-04-19 }} In 1955, as a donation to [[Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone|Princess Alice]], the old boiler house at Hampden was disassembled and rebuilt at the [[University of the West Indies at Mona]], serving as a chapel. The estate remained under the ownership of the Farquharson family for seven generations, until the 21st century. |
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