UCL

Union Island

St Vincent

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

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
- 1811 [EY] → Owner
Samuel Span the younger

In 1796, Span's father Samuel Span senior had left the Union Island estate in trust for his son John, who logically should therefore have died between 1796 (when his father's will was proved) and 1811 (when his brother Samuel died leaving the Union estate in his own will). The John Span shown in genealogical sources as dying in 1821 at St Kitts in his 21st year must have been the son of Samuel Span the younger.

- 1796 [EY] → Owner
Samuel Span the elder

Associated Claims (1)

St Vincent 688 (Union Island)
£10,392 13S 7D

Notes

In 1831 Shephard commented" 'The Union Island (2150 acres) is cultivated in cotton by one proprietor. It is very healthy and the increase of the slaves is very great. This is the case in most of these islands [the Grenadines] which may be attributed to the light work on cotton estates, the abundance of fish that they obtain with little trouble, and a compulsory sobriety from the increased difficulty of obtaining rum.'

Sources

Charles Shephard, A Historical Account of the island of St Vincent (1831) p. 169.

Estate Information (8)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 588(Tot) 310(F) 278(M)  
[Name] Union Island  
 

The heirs of Samuel Span, deceased as owner [including 59 leased from Messrs. Mackie and Bevan as executors to the will of J Ramage, deceased - 27 men and 32 women].

 
T71/493 420-431
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 635(Tot) 338(F) 297(M)  
[Name] Union Island  
 

The heirs of Samuel Span, deceased, as owner [increase in enslaved people by births].

 
T71/495 214-216
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 376(Tot) 207(F) 169(M)  
[Name] Union Island  
 

The heirs of Samuel Span, deceased [64 births; decrease by deaths and by sale to Trinidad and to Cariacou].

 
T71/497 156-164
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 391(Tot) 213(F) 178(M)  
[Name] Union Island  
 

Heirs of Samuel Span [increase by 35 births].

 
T71/497 155-156
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 416(Tot) 227(F) 189(M)  
[Name] Union Island  
 

Union Island. Statement by Joseph Hull [increase in enslaved people by births].

 
T71/499 143-144
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot) 113(F) 86(M)  
[Name] Ashton Estate, Union Island  
 

Ashton Estate. The property of Benjamin Brickley [= Bickley], surviving executor and trustee of Samuel Span, deceased. Statement sworn by Charles Gocking. Register taken on 1st May. Total on 1st August 1834 was 199 enslaved people.

 
T71/500 201-203
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot) 79(F) 68(M)  
[Name] Clifton Estate, Union Island  
 

Clifton Estate. The property of Benjamin Brickley [= Bickley], surviving executor and trustee of Samuel Span, deceased. Statement sworn by Charles Gocking. Register taken on 1st May. Total on 1st August 1834 was 147 enslaved people.

 
T71/500 199-201
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot) 47(F) 37(M)  
[Name] Queensbury Estate, Union Island  
 

Ashton Estate. The property of Benjamin Brickley [= Bickley], surviving executor and trustee of Samuel Span, deceased. Statement sworn by Charles Gocking [2 enslaved people declared as having obtained their freedom under the third section of the Slavery Abolition Act, they having been in England]. Register taken on 1st May. Total on 1st August 1834 was 85 enslaved people.

 
T71/500 203-204