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Smithsons Place

British Guiana | Berbice

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1828 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Thomas Williams
1828 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Campbell Faloon
1817 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Owner
Henry Smithson

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 377 (Prospect and Smithsons Place)
£16,152 2S 5D

Estate Information (5)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 137(Tot) 64(F) 73(M)  
[Name] Smithsons Place  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation Smithsons Place situate in the east Sea Coast Canal the property of Henry Smithson.This return made by John Cameron attorney [01/12/1817]

 
T71/437 342-344
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot)  
[Name] Smithsons Place  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Smithsons Place the property of Henry Smithson Esq. return made by John Cameron his attorney. 143 + 12 (3m 9f) - 16 (6m 10f) = 139.

 
T71/442 661-662
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 141(Tot)  
[Name] Smithson's Place  
 

Return of slaves the property of Henry Smithson attached to Pln. Smithson's Place, return made by John Cameron his attorney

 
T71/443 253-254
1831
[Name] Smithsons Place  
 

Return of slaves the property of Henry Smithson attached to Pln. Smithson's Place, return made by W. Campbell qq. The whole of the slaves with the exception of the negro Ned were sold to Campbell Faloon and Thos. Williams 4th September 1828.

 
T71/444 527-528
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot)  
[Name] Smithsons Place  
 

Property of Campbell Faloon and Thomas Williams and attached to Pln Smithsons Place situated on East sea coast canal, by Campbell Faloon.

 
T71/444 575-584