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Merville

British Guiana | Berbice

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
- 1818 [EY] → Joint owner
John McCamon
1825 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Attorney
James Culley
1825 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Owner
James Blair

The enslaved people were transferred to James Blair's Blairmount estate in 1825.

Notes

Berbice - not to date identified in the compensation records

Estate Information (2)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 206(Tot) 82(F) 124(M)  
[Name] Merville  
 

Return of slaves attached to Merville and Chiswick Nos. 29 and 31, situate on the east sea coast the property of John McCamon, return made by John Ross his attorney 09/12/1817.

 
T71/437 221-222
1825
[Name] Merville and Chiswick  
 

Return of slaves the property of James Blair attached to Plantation Merville and Chiswick situate on the east sea coast, this return made by James Culley attorney of James Blair 20/03/1825. Number of slaves 01/01/1822 217. Acquisitions 19, deductions 236, remaining 0 on 01/01/1825. The bulk of the enslaved people were transferred to Blairmont (q.v.).

 
T71/442 19-30