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Golden Grove & Lovely Lass

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
1808 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Arabella Morris (née Beard)
- 1808 [EY] → Owner
Alexander Bruce Morris

Notes

Berbice - not yet firmly traced to either of the Golden Grove estates in the compensation records

Estate Information (4)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot) 53(F) 95(M)  
[Name] Golden Grove & Lovely Lass  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantations Golden Grove and Lovely Lass or nos. 25 & 26 situate on the west sea coast of Berbice, the property of the widow and heirs of Alexander Bruce Morris. This return made by John Ross in quality substituted attorney for Henry Beard attorney for the said widow and heirs, 23/12/1817.

 
T71/437 261-262
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 131(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Grove & Lovely Lass  
 

Return of slaves the property of Arabella Morris (relict of deceased Alexander Bruce Morris) and her children William Marshall Morris and Susannah Charlotte Morris and attached to Plantation Golden Grove and Lovely Lass or Lots nos. 25 and 26 on the West Sea Coast of Berbice. 134 + 11 (8m 3f) - 14 (7m 7f) = 131

 
T71/442 521-524
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 131(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Grove & Lovely Lass  
 

Return of slaves the property of Arabella Morris (relict of the deceased Alexander Bruce Morris) and her children William Marshall Morris and Susannah Charlotte Morris and attached to Plantations Golden Grove and Lovely Lass, or Lots nos. 25 & 26 on the West Sea Coast of Berbice, by William Scott, sequestrator of said plantations

 
T71/443 135-136
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Golden Grove & Lovely Lass  
 

Return of slaves the property of Arabella Morris (relict of the deceased A. B. Morris) and her children William Marshall Morris and Susannah Charlotte Morris and attached to Plantations Golden Grove and Lovely Lass by Charles Kyte qq.

 
T71/444 357-358