Granton

Estate Details


Associated People (6)

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] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
1823 [EA] - → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1835 [EY] → Owner
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Executor

Associated Claims (1)

£2,786 11S 6D

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Granton Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of William Johnston and John Ross and worked upon Granton Estate.

 
T71/265 184-185
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 120(Tot) 60(F) 60(M)  
[Name] Granton Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of William Johnstone and John Ross, positions not recorded.

 
T71/273 376
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 119(Tot) 62(F) 57(M)  
[Name] Granton Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Patrick McDougall as Attorney for William Johnston Esq, the property of William Johnston and John Ross Esquires.

 
T71/286 325-326
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 119(Tot) 64(F) 55(M)  
[Name] Granton Estate  
 

In the lawful possession of William Swap attorney of John Ross Esquire the proprietor.

 
T71/298 347-348
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 115(Tot) 59(F) 56(M)  
[Name] Granton Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of William Swap as Attorney of John Ross Esq.

 
T71/312 74
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 111(Tot) 59(F) 52(M)  
[Name] Granton Estate  
 

In the lawful possession of John Ross the Proprietor.

 
T71/318 349