Bellevue Estate

Estate Details


Associated People (4)

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
- 1817 [EY] → Owner
1827 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee

Associated Claims (1)

£4,081 18S 10D

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

John Gerard as owner, sworn by Alexander Cumming as attorney.

 
T71/493 32-35
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 155(Tot) 69(F) 86(M)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

John Gerard.

 
T71/495 16-17
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot) 80(F) 62(M)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

Belle Vue Estate. Statement sworn by Archibald M Small [18 deaths].

 
T71/497 12-13
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot) 62(F) 77(M)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

The heirs of Col. John Gerard. Statement sworn by Archibald M Small.

 
T71/497 21
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot) 73(F) 91(M)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

Belle Vue Estate. Statement sworn by Archibald M Small [increase by purchase at the Marshal's sale, late property of Alexander Clunes with Colonarie Farm].

 
T71/499 6-7
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot) 72(F) 82(M)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

Belle Vue Estate. Property of Alexander Cruikshank, W P Allison and Archibald Allison, trustees of the late Colonel Gerard. Statement sworn by Robert Small. Register taken on 1st May. Total on 1st August 1834 was 152 enslaved people.

 
T71/500 7-8