UCL

Perseverance

British Guiana | Demerara

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
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
William Neilson

Registered to assignees of William Neilson in both 1817 and 1826, by which later time he was deceased.

1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
William Heathcote

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 804 (Perseverance)
£382 4S 3D

Notes

Not yet traced in the compensation records

Estate Information (3)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot) 41(F) 60(M)  
[Name] Perseverance  
 

And. Davidson atty to assignees of W.Neilson. A further entry adds two enslaved people (1M 1F) on Perseverance by Thomas Frankland atty to heirs of Wm Heathcote. [T71/397 P3 2897].

 
T71/397 P2 1470
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 153(Tot) 76(F) 77(M)  
[Name] Perseverance  
 

In the lawful possession of Thomas Frankland exor of Wm Heathcote decd. and qq. the assignees of Wm. Neilson decd.

 
T71/416 949-953
1832
[Name] Perseverance  
 

In 1832, Robert Neilson prive and qq registered 146 enslaved people, who appear to represent those remaining after he sold 245 people of the 240 registered on Haags Bosch in 1829 and the 147 on Perseverance in 1829.

 
T71/430 565-569