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Hope Vale Estate (previously Chemin)

Grenada | St George

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
- 04/02/1805 [ED] → Owner
Samuel Mitchell of Grenada
Owner
James Baillie MP of Bedford Square and Ealing Grove

In his will, James Baillie spoke of having purchased the Chemin estate (with Hermitage) from the Bank of England and reselling it to Samuel Mitchell.

Buyer
William Alexander

The Alexanders (William, Robert and Alexander John) reportedly bought Riviere du Chemin from Sieur de la Touche 'financed by a loan issued by the Bank of England and the house of Walpole.' No date is given.

1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
Hon. Andrew Houstoun
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
Samuel Mitchell of Grenada
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Mary Elizabeth Stewart D'Urban (née Mitchell)
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
Lewis Hoyes

Associated Claims (1)

Grenada 449 (Hope Vale Estate)
£3,013 12S 7D

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)  
[Name] Hope Vale Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun, Attorney of the Executors of the late Samuel Mitchell.

 
T71/265 188-190
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot) 68(F) 82(M)  
[Name] Hope Vale Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as Attorney of the Exors of Samuel Mitchell decd.

 
T71/273 379-380
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot) 67(F) 78(M)  
[Name] Hope Vale Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as Attorney for the Exors of the late Samuel Mitchell decd.

 
T71/286 344
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot) 73(F) 75(M)  
[Name] Hope Vale Estate  
 

By Andrew Houstoun attorney. No owner's name given.

 
T71/298 357
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot) 66(F) 68(M)  
[Name] Hope Vale Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Lewis Hoyes as Attorney of Mary Elizabeth Stewart Mitchell.

 
T71/312 05-Jun
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot) 58(F) 63(M)  
[Name] Hope Vale Estate  
 

In the possession of Lewis Hoyes Attorney of Mary Elizabeth Stewart Mitchell Proprietress.

 
T71/318 325-326