UCL

Pares Estate, Old North Sound

Antigua

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
- 1805 [EY] → Joint owner
Rachael Warner (née Pare)

In her will (proved 10/12/1805) Rachael Warner nee Pare left moieties of her moiety of the Pares estate and the people on it to her nephew Rowland Otto Baijer and niece Katharine Edwards.

1805 [EA] - 1805 [LA] → Heir
Rowland Otto Baijer or Bayer

Co-heir with his sister Katherine Edwards of their aunt Rachel Pare. He died in the same year as his aunt, and the estate passed to his son Samuel Otto Baijer.

1805 [EA] - 1805 [LA] → Heir
Katherine Edwards (née Baijer)

Co-heir with her brother Rowland Otto Baijer of their aunt Rachael Pare

1817 [EA] - 1835 [LA] → Owner
Samuel Otto Baijer or Bayer

Associated Claims (1)

Antigua 335 (Pares Estate, Old North Sound)
£2,551 18S 1D

Estate Information (6)

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1761
[Name] Pares  
 

In a codicil dated 26/11/1761 to the will of Rowland Otto Baijer, proved 12/10/1762 [PROB 11/880/318], the testator said 'My son Rowland will probably inherit Pares' estate, his mother's.' The woman referred to was Elizabeth 2nd dau. and co-heir of John Pare of Antigua.

 
Vere Langford Oliver, History of Antigua, Vol. I. p. 20.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 180(Tot)  
[Name] Pares  
 

J. Gilchrist, Hugh Campbell, attornies to Samuel Otto Baijer proprietor [their sworn confirmation identifies the estate as called Pares.]

 
T71/245 427-431
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 175(Tot)  
[Name] Pares  
 

Hugh Campbell atty to Samuel Otto Bayer Esq prop. Identified as Pares in the sworn statement [p. 592]

 
T71/246 588-592
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Hugh Campbell, atty to Samuel Otto Baijer Esq., prop. Inferred to be Pares.

 
T71/248 147-150
1828
[Name] None given  
 

Samuel Otto Baijer. 'All the slaves belonging to me and being within this island (save and except Elias a black absconded while in England).' Inferred to be Pares.

 
T71/249 39-42
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Samuel Otto Baijer. proprietor. Inferred to be Pares (previous registration shown as of 169 enslaved people).

 
T71/250 76-79