UCL

Edinburgh

British Guiana | Demerara

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
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
James Johnstone

NB Tentative only. In 1817 James Johnstone registered 165 enslaved people on Edinburgh in Demerara as joint prop. with P. Bartlett.

1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
Patrick Bartlet

NB Tentative only. In 1817 James Johnstone registered 165 enslaved people on Edinburgh in Demerara as joint prop. with P. Bartlett.

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
James Johnstone

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 701 (Edinburgh)
£2,419 1S 9D
British Guiana 851 (Edinburgh)
£449 17S 1D

Notes

Demerara - the linkage of 1817 and 1826 with later entries is tentative.

Estate Information (3)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot) 67(F) 98(M)  
[Name] Edinburgh  
 

Registered by James Johnstone joint prop. with P. Bartlett

 
T71/397 E3 1795
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot) 81(F) 116(M)  
[Name] Edinburgh  
 

In lawful possession of James Johnston (who signed).

 
T71/414 298-303
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot) 31(F) 20(M)  
[Name] Edinburgh  
 

Belonging to Edinburgh in the possession of Samuel Sandbach, P.F. Tinne, George Rainy, J.P.McInroy, C.S. Parker, J.A. Tinne, H.R. Sandbach and George Parker, co-partners trading under the firms of Sandbach Tinne, McInroy Parker & Co. and McInroy, Sandbach & Co. [by George Rainy, joint proprietor]

 
T71/431 1052-1053