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Florida

Grenada | St John

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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
- 1815 [EY] → Owner
Alexander Cockburn

In his will made in 1815, Alexander Cockburn left his estate called Florida in St John and 111 specified enslaved people to his son Walter Cockburn. It is not clear what happened immediately thereafter.

1817 [EA] - → Not known
Owsley Rowley
1823 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
John Fergusson
1829 [EA] - → Agent
Thomas Edward Lord

Associated Claims (1)

Grenada 592
£481 12S 7D

Estate Information (4)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot)  
[Name] St Francois and Florida Estates  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Owsley Rowley of the Town of St George in the Island of Grenada and worked upon St Francois and Florida Estates in the Parish of St John.

 
T71/265 322
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 13(Tot) 7(F) 6(M)  
[Name] Florida Estate  
 

By Jno. Ferguson proprietor.

 
T71/299 9
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 8(F) 11(M)  
[Name] Florida Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Thomas Ed Lord as Agent for the Proprietor

 
T71/311 133-134
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot) 7(F) 12(M)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Belonging to Florida Estate and attached thereon by John Ferguson proprietor.

 
T71/317 126