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Plantation Nos. 5 & 7

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

Notes

Berbice -not yet traced in the slave compensation records

Estate Information (4)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot) 118(F) 131(M)  
[Name] No. 5 & 7  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation No. 5 and 7 situate on the east sea coast of Berbice the property of John McCamon and James Blair, this return made by John Ross their attorney 07/12/1817.

 
T71/437 223-226
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Plantation Nos. 5 & 7  
 

Return of slaves the property of James Blair attached to Plantation Nos. 5 & 7 situate on the east sea coast of the colony of Berbice. This return made by James Culley. Number of slaves 01/01/1822 238. Additions 18 (11M 7F) deductions 18 (14M 4F)

 
T71/442 7-10
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 246(Tot)  
[Name] Plantation Nos. 5 & 7  
 

Return of slaves the property of James Blair attached to Plantation Nos. 5 & 7 east sea coast of the colony of Berbice. This return made by James Culley his attorney

 
T71/443 515-518
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 268(Tot)  
[Name] Nos. 5 & 7  
 

Return of slaves the property of James Blair attached to Plantation Nos. 5 & 7 east sea coast of the colony of Berbice. This return made by C. Kyte qq James Blair.

 
T71/444 21-24