UCL

Richmond Hill

British Guiana | Demerara

Estate Details

Associated People (7)

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
1793 [EA] - 1837 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Birmingham Nugent
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
Laurence Fitzgerald
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Other
Thomas Fitzgerald

Owner of a group of enslaved people on the estate

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Not known
Thomas Fitzgerald

Shown as in lawful possession of the two Fitzgeralds. However, the estate was said by Bermingham Nugent to have been bought by the McGarels [in 1818]. It is possible it was then sold to the Fitzgeralds by the McGarels, the latter taking back a mortgage from the buyers.

1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Not known
Laurence Fitzgerald

Shown as 'in lawful possession of', but the estate was reported by Bermingham Nugent to have been bought by the McGarels [in 1818.]

1827 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Charles McGarel
1827 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
David Hall

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 2370 (Richmond Hill)
£3,535 12S 8D

Estate Information (4)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 109(Tot) 56(F) 53(M)  
[Name] Richmond Hill  
 

J.B. Nugent joint prop with A. Nugent

 
T71/397 R3 1319
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 28(Tot) 12(F) 16(M)  
[Name] Richmond Hill  
 

L. Fitzgerald atty of T. Fitzgerald

 
T71/397 R5 2979
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 317(Tot) 159(F) 158(M)  
[Name] Richmond Hill and Cheltenham  
 

In lawful possession of Thomas and Laurence Fitzgerald by Laurence Fitzgerald qq.

 
T71/461 1068-1076
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 284(Tot) 145(F) 139(M)  
[Name] Richmond Hill and Cheltenham  
 

Belonging to Pln Richmond Hill & Cheltenham in lawful possession of Laurence Fitzgerald [by James Fetherston qq].

 
T71/432 1352-1358