UCL

Peton

Dominica

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] - 1832 [LA] → Executor
Stephen Caret

Executor of Bruno Marceau

Associated Claims (1)

Dominica 534 (Peton)
£726 12S 6D

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot) 39(F) 48(M)  
[Name] Piton Estate  
 

Return of Bruno Marceau, owner; returned by Stephen Caret, 'B. Marceau being sick'. This entry includes the names of enslaved children's mothers. St. Peter.

 
T71/341 349-351
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 73(Tot) 30(F) 43(M)  
[Name] Piton  
 

Returned by Stephen Caret, executor of Bruno Marceau deceased, owner. St. Peter.

 
T71/352 256 - 257
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot) 35(F) 51(M)  
[Name] Piton Estate  
 

Return of Bo. Marceau, deceased owner; returned by Steph .Caret as executor. St. Peter.

 
T71/358 194 - 195
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot) 34(F) 47(M)  
[Name] Piton  
 

Returned by Stephen Caret, executor of the late Bruno Marceau deceased, owner. St. Peter.

 
T71/360 164
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot) 35(F) 45(M)  
[Name] Piton  
 

Returned by Stephen Caret, executor of the late Bruno Marceau deceased, owner; includes a full return of the enslaved. St. Peter .

 
T71/362 372 - 374
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot) 13(F) 18(M)  
[Name] Piton Estate  
 

Return of the heirs of Savarin, joint owners; returned by Stephen Caret, executor. The enslaved listed were 'inherited from B. Marceau's Estate.' A separate entry for this estate is found on folios 156 - 158, returned by S Caret as executor and administrator of an unnamed owner, showing how the enslaved on the estate were divided. In addition to those inherited by the heirs Savarin, 28 enslaved people were 'inherited by Pierre Roquette', of whom 27 were sold to John Laidlaw Esq. Both the heirs Savarin and Pierre Roquette gave enslaved people to Stephen Caret in payment, 7 and 10 people respectively. St. Peter.

 
T71/363 159