UCL

Nelson Estate, Oropouche

Trinidad | Oropuche

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
1813 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
John William Dow the elder
1813 [EA] - 1813 [LA] → Joint owner
Aaron Jesse
1819 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
John William Dow

Part owner and attorney

Associated Claims (2)

Trinidad 1922 (Nelson Estate, Oropouche)
£762 19S 8D
Trinidad 1923
£3,016 4S 9D

Estate Information (7)

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1813
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of Aaron Jesse, half-owner with heirs of John William Dow.

 
T71/501 506-507
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John W Dow, as one of the heirs and attorney for the heirs of John William Dow, owners [increase by acquisition, purchase and 4 births].

 
T 71/508 405 v - 406 v
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John William Dow, attorney and part owner, for the heirs of John William Dow, deceased, owners [increase by 2 births].

 
T 71/511 256
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John William Dow, attorney, for himself and the other heirs of John William Dow, deceased, owners [increase by 2 births].

 
T 71/513 276
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of John Wm Dow as part owner and attorney of the heirs of John Wm Dow.

 
T71/515 1937
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John William Dow, attorney, for himself and the other heirs of John William Dow, deceased, owners [increase by 4 births and the remainder purchases].

 
T 71/517 219 v - 221
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 58(Tot)  
[Name] Nelson  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John William Dow, attorney, for himself and the other heirs of John William Dow, deceased [increase by 4 births].

 
T 71/519 267 v - 268