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Rose Hall & Inverness

British Guiana | Berbice

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

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
1807 [EA] - → Other
George Baillie

Previous owner of a moity, now for sale due to bankruptcy

1818 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner
William Alves

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 391 (Rose Hall)
£16,592 4S 6D
British Guiana 1 (Rose Hall)
£830 15S 1D

Estate Information (6)

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1807
[Name] Inverness  
 

"George Baillie and Co.'s banruptcy. St Vincent's and Berbice. To be sold by auction. At Garraway's Coffee-house, Cornhill. The latter end of February next, unless previously disposed of by private contract, by order of the assigness of George Baillie and John Jaffray, the several estates belonging to the Bankrupt George Baillie, situate in the Island of St Vincent, in the West Indies, known by the names of Sion Hill Estate, Carapan Estate, and Carriere Estate; and also a moity of another estate, situate in the Colony of Berbice, in the West Indies, called the Inverness Estate; and a certain proportion of another Estate in the same Colony, called the Canaye Lot; together with all the slaves, plantations stores, and other live and dead stock, in or upon the said several estates; and which estates, by a resolution of the creditors of the said George Baillie and John Jaffray, the assignees are at liberty to sell for bills accepted by the House of George Baillie and Co. now remaining unpaid, and proved against their estate."

 
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser 12/01/1807
1818
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot) 35(F) 90(M)  
[Name] Rose Hall  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Rose Hall situate on the Corantyne Coast of Berbice the property of John Cameron and D. C Cameron, this return made by John Cameron 26/12/1817.

NB it is not yet clear how this return relates to the return for 'Rose Hall, Canje & Inverness, West Sea Coast' (for different enslaved people), the property of William Alves and John Cameron, made by John Cameron.

 
T71/473 62-63
1818
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot) 85(F) 115(M)  
[Name] Rose Hall & Inverness  
 

1818 Return of slaves attached to Plantation Rose Hall, Canje and Inverness, West Sea Coast, Berbice, the property of William Alves and John Cameron, this return made by John Cameron, 01/12/1817.

 
T71/437 11-12
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 331(Tot)  
[Name] Rose Hall & Inverness  
 

The property of William Alves attached to Pln Rose Hall & Inverness. This return made by his attorney John Alves. Number formerly returned 332. Additions 27 (15M12 F) deductions 28 (22M 6F) total 331.

 
T71/442 129-132
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 325(Tot)  
[Name] Rose Hall & Inverness  
 

The property of William Alves attached to Plns Rose Hall & Inverness. This return made by his attorney John Alves

 
T71/443 491-494
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 353(Tot)  
[Name] Rose Hall & Inverness  
 

The property of William Alves attached to Plantation Rose Hall & Inverness by atty John Alves

 
T71/444 1-4