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La Fortunée

Trinidad | South Naparima

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

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
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Pierre Besson

Associated Claims (1)

Trinidad 1823 & B (La Fortunee)
£3,561 12S 9D

Estate Information (7)

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1813
[Number of enslaved people] 59(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francis Besson, owner

 
T71/501 411-413
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 59(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Jean Besson, owner [increase by 4 births, 1 import].

 
T 71/508 261 - 261 v
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francois Besson Jnr, administrator, for the heirs of Francois Besson Snr, late the property of Francois Besson Snr [increase by 1 birth, 1 purchase].

 
T 71/511 224
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francois Besson Jnr, administrator, for the heirs of Francois Besson Snr, late the property of Francois Besson Snr [increase by 1 birth, 1 purchase].

 
T 71/513 227 v
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of Jean Besson, co-owner with the other heirs of Francois Besson

 
T71/515 2011-2012
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Pierre Jean Besson, manager, for the heirs of Francois Besson Snr, [increase by 1 birth, 1 purchase].

 
T 71/517 191 v - 192
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 70(Tot)  
[Name] La Fortunée  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Peter Huerne, administrator, for the heirs of Francis Besson [increase by 2 births].

 
T 71/519 221 v - 222