UCL

Blake's

Antigua

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
- 1808 [LA] → Joint owner
John Masterson

John Masterson left the estate to his daughter, subject to an annuity of £400 p.a. to his wife.

- 1767 [EY] → Owner
Major Martin Blake of Sevenoaks
1767 [SY] - 1777 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
Martin Thomlinson Blake of Clifton
1767 [EA] - 1777 [LA] → Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman
Sarah Town Masterson (née Blake)
1777 [EA] - → Joint owner
Sarah Town Masterson (née Blake)
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Countess Sarah Selina Masterson
1817 [EA] - 1824 [LA] → Attorney
John Allan

Associated Claims (1)

Antigua 84 (Blake's)
£1,830 1S 2D

Notes

Inferred association with entries in 1817 and 1824 Slave Register

Estate Information (5)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

John Allan attorney for Sarah Masterson proprietor

 
T71/245 603-605
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 93(Tot)  
[Name] Blake's  
 

John Allan attorney to Miss Sarah Masterson for her estate called Blakes.

 
T71/256 15-17
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

John Allan attorney of Miss Sarah Masterson proprietor

 
T71/248 20-22
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Samuel Nelson attorney to Sarah Masterson proprietor. A note shows the prior registration was of 94 enslaved people by John Allan 'her then attorney.'

 
T71/249 509-511
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot)  
[Name] Blake's  
 

S. Auckinleck atty to Sarah Masterson proprietress. The estate is identified as Blake's in the affidavit.

 
T71/250 463-465