UCL

Otto's

Antigua

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
1780 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Thomas Oliver of Mark Lane
1780 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
John Otto Baijer or Bayer of Exeter

Possibly owner.

1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Baijer Otto Baijer or Bayer

Associated Claims (2)

Antigua 108 (Otto's)
£2,549 6S 1D
Antigua 119 (Otto's)
£434 8S 2D
The successive registrations made for Langford Lovell appear to have been for enslaved people on Otto's, for which he was awarded the compensation under both Antigua nos. 108 and 119.

Estate Information (7)

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1780
[Name] Otto's  
 

An indenture 17/11/1780 [Close Roll 20 Geo III, Part 4. no. 4] shows John Otto Baijer of Franklyn near Exeter and Sarah his wife conveying the Otto estate to Thomas Oliver of Layton Essex for one year, subject to recovery by Baijer if he cleared debts of £7726 4s to Thomas Oliver; £4056 6s 7d to Thomas Oliver and Michael Lovell, and further advances by the two men to Baijer of £2052 6s.

 
Vere Langford Oliver, History of Antigua Vol I., 'Pedigree of Baijer' pp. 18-19 and p. 24
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 180(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Thomas Hardman, atty of Baijer Otto Bayer prop. Inferred to be Otto's.

 
T71/245 441-445
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Thomas Hardman attorney to Baijer Otto Baijer proprietor. Inferred to be Otto's.

 
T71/246 181-186
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

William Henry Wood, atty to Baijer Otto Bayer prop. Inferred to be Otto's.

 
T71/248 773-776
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

William Henry Wood, atty to Baijer Otto Bayer prop. Inferred to be Otto's.

 
T71/249 51-54
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

John Billinghurst atty to Langford Lovell prop.

 
T71/250 425
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Thomas Prizgar attorney to Baijer Otto Baijer proprietor. Inferred to be Otto's.

 
T71/250 43-46