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New Forest

British Guiana | Berbice

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1833 [LA] → Owner
Henry Smithson

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 356 (New Forest)
£5,331 3S 10D

Estate Information (4)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 97(Tot) 41(F) 56(M)  
[Name] New Forest  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation New Forest situate in Canje Creek the property of Henry Smithson. This return made by John Cameron attorney. P. 346 is headed 'Return of slaves by Hermanus Sneeple' and the entry shows him as having signed, but the total corresponds to the number of slaves on pp. 344-346 and all 3 pages must refer to the New Forest estate.

 
T71/437 344-346
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] New Forest  
 

Return of slaves on Pln New Forest situate in Canje Creek the property of Henry Smithson Esq., return made by John Cameron his attorney. 73 + 1 (1m) - 8 (5m 3f) = 66.

 
T71/442 659-660
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] New Forest  
 

Return of slaves the property of Henry Smithson Esq attached to Pln New Forest on Canje River, return made by John Cameron his attorney

 
T71/443 443-444
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 68(Tot)  
[Name] New Forest  
 

Return of slaves the property of Henry Smithson Esq attached to Pln New Forest, return by W. Campbell qq.

 
T71/444 527-530