Parish: Westmoreland
Seaford Town stands as a unique testament to Jamaica’s post-emancipation history, emerging in the wake of the abolition of slavery on August 1, 1834. As plantations faced an impending shortage of labor, several solutions were proposed to fill the gap. One such measure was initiated by Lord Seaford, the then-owner of Montpelier Estate and Shettlewood Pen, located in St. James. Lord Seaford, looking to address labor concerns and boost agricultural production, facilitated the establishment of a European settlement by bringing over more than one thousand German immigrants to Jamaica. These settlers were promised land, housing, and employment in exchange for their work on the plantations.
