UCL

Clark's Court

Grenada | St George

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
1779 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Not known
Daniel Lascelles

As a result of a suit by Daniel Lascelles and William Daling against Mary Clarke and Gedney Clarke the younger, it was announced that Clarke's Court was to be sold at auction. Lascelles and Daling were clearly creditors.

1779 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Not known
William Daling

As a result of a suit by Daniel Lascelles and William Daling against Mary Clarke and Gedney Clarke the younger, it was announced that Clarke's Court was to be sold at auction. Lascelles & Daling were clearly creditors.

1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
John Ross senior
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
William Swap
1832 [EA] - → Executor
John Brown
1834 [EA] - → Executor
John Brown

Associated Claims (1)

Grenada 466 (Clark's Court)
£6,388 9S 10D

Estate Information (7)

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1779
[Number of enslaved people] 175(Tot)  
[Name] Clarke's Court  
[Size] 800  
 

Under a decree in Chancery dated 13/02/1779, where Daniel Lascelles and William Daling merchants were complainants and Mary Clarke widow and Gedney Clarke the younger were defendants, notice was given 27/02/1779 that the Clarke's Court estate was to be sold by auction 10/01/1780. The advertisement carried details of the Upper Works with 64 'negro-houses', the Lower Works with 10 'negro-houses', and 'Utensils', including '175 Negroes and other Slaves thereto belonging.' In 1784, the estate was advertised again for sale, with 140 enslaved people, when it was described as Clarke's Court formerly Fountains [London Gazette 12530 23/03/1784 p. 6].

 
London Gazette 12004 10/08/1779 p. 5
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 291(Tot)  
[Name] Clarkes Court Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of John Ross Proprietor.

 
T71/265 157-161
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 262(Tot) 120(F) 142(M)  
[Name] Clarkes Court Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of John Ross, position not recorded.

 
T71/273 352-353
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 276(Tot) 131(F) 145(M)  
[Name] Clarkes Court Estate  
 

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

 
T71/286 329-330
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 282(Tot) 135(F) 147(M)  
[Name] Clarkes Court Estate  
 

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

 
T71/298 349-350
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 268(Tot) 128(F) 140(M)  
[Name] Clarkes Court Estate  
 

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

 
T71/312 76-77
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 253(Tot) 125(F) 128(M)  
[Name] Clarkes Court Estate  
 

In the lawful possession of John Ross the Proprietor.

 
T71/318 349-350