Aberdeen, Jamaica
Aberdeen is a location in Jamaica getting its name from the Aberdeen Estate. It is in Saint Elizabeth Parish.History
The Aberdeen Estate was originally leased by Alexander Forbes from Alexander MacFarlane from 1736-55. However, by 1772 it was owned by Forbes and he built a Great house around the 1740s.
The enslaved Africans on the estate became Moravians following the missionary work by this Protestant group. Following emancipation these people moved off the estate and established the modern settlement of Aberdeen, retaining their links to the Moravian church.
Aberdeen lies on the edge of Cockpit Country.
