UCL

Christian's Valley & Biffins

Antigua

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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 [LA] → Owner
Matthew Christian
1821 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
William Shand of Liverpool
1821 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
Charles Shand

Associated Claims (1)

Antigua 9 (Christian's Valley & Biffins)
£2,746 7S 2D

Estate Information (4)

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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Wm Shand, one of proprietors, co-partners with Charles Shand of Liverpool the other proprietor. William Shand also registered a further 27 enslaved people as lessees. Inferred to be Christian Valley and the leased people to be on Blubber Valley.

 
T71/246 429-435
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 245(Tot)  
[Name] Blubber [sic] and Christian's Valley Plantation  
 

Darius Davey, acting for Charles and William Shand proprietors Blubber and Christians Valley plantation. On p. 204 Darius Davey registered a further 29 enslaved people for Charles and William Shand lessees of Blubber Valley plantation.

 
T71/248 199-204
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot)  
[Name] Christian Valley and Biffins  
 

Darius Davey manager of Charles and William Shand proprietors of Christian Vally and Biffins. On p. 659 Darius Davey registered a further 26 enslaved people for Charles and William Shand lessees of Blubber Valley plantation.

 
T71/249 649-653
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 220(Tot)  
[Name] Christian Valley and Biffins  
 

Charles and William Shand proprietors of Christian Valley and Biffins Plantations by their agent Darius Davey.

 
T71/250 595-599