UCL

Lower Estate

Virgin Islands | Tortola

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
1818 [EA] - 1822 [LA] → Previous owner
Ruth Lettsom formerly Georges (née Hodge)

Estate Information (3)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot) 56(F) 49(M)  
[Name] Lower Estate  
 

Owner: Estates of Mrs Ruth Lettsom deceased, returned by William Payne Georges

 
T 71/370 190-192
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot)  
[Name] Lower Estate  
 

Owner: Estates of Mrs Ruth Lettsom deceased in the possession of John Cotton Tupper as attorney to the receiver; Tortola

 
T 71/371 460-463
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Size] 200  
 

The London Gazette for 11/12/1824 gave 99 enslaved people on the same acreage, London Gazette 18089 11/12/1824 p. 2065.

 
London Gazette 1 Jan 1825, pg. 1119