UCL

Hoff van Holland

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] → Owner
Daniel Broadhead
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Andrew Gallaway
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
George Lawson

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 2384A&B (Hoff van Holland)
£3,971 4S 3D
British Guiana 2383A-C (Hoff van Holland)
£2,371 13S 10D

Estate Information (3)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot) 48(F) 33(M)  
[Name] Hoff van Holland  
 

Dan. Broadhead registered 81 enslaved people as proprietor

 
T71/397 H4 1874
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot) 47(F) 35(M)  
[Name] Hoff van Holland  
 

In lawful possession of Andrew Gallaway and George Lawson (signed by the latter as joint proprietor). George Lawson also registered a further 86 enslaved people (45 male and 41 female) belonging to A. Galloway [sic] and George Lawson 'at present on Pln Hoff van Holland' (T71/415 pp. 712-714) and a further ten people (8 males and 2 females) 'belonging to the late firm of Galloway Lawson' (T71/415 pp. 715).

 
T71/415 710-712
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 73(Tot) 44(F) 29(M)  
[Name] Hoff van Holland  
 

Belonging to Pln Hoff van Holland in lawful possession of Andrew Gallaway and George Lawson [by George Lawson joint proprietor]. George Lawson also registered a further 70 enslaved people in the immediately following entry [pp. 1706-1708] as joint proprietor with Andrew Gallaway.

 
T71/433 1704-1706