UCL

Belmont

British Guiana | Demerara

Estate Details

Associated People (6)

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
- 1816 [EY] → Joint owner
Moses Buchanan
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
Joseph Julian Labalmondiere
1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
Colin Douglas senior

1/4 was in the possession of A. Maclean executor of Colin Douglas senior deceased.

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
Thomas Dunlop Douglas

Half the estate was shown in 1826 as in the lawful possession of J.T. & A Douglas

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
John Douglas

Half the estate was shown in 1826 as in the lawful possession of J.T. & A Douglas

1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
Archibald Douglas

Half the estate was shown in 1826 as in the lawful possession of J.T. & A Douglas.

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 586A (Pln Belmont)
£3,500 8S 6D

Notes

Demerara - the 1826 estate is the same as Belmont in BG no. 586 in the compensation records but the 1823 and especially 1817 links are tentative only.

Estate Information (4)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot) 66(F) 108(M)  
[Name] Belmont  
 

Robert Douglas in 1817 registered 174 enslaved people on Belmont as atty of Labalmondiere prop.

 
T71/397 1384
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot) 74(F) 85(M)  
[Name] Belmont  
 

A. McLean executor. Only tentatively associated with the Belmont in the 1817 Register.

 
T71/413 B4
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 152(Tot) 73(F) 79(M)  
[Name] Belmont  
 

1/2 in the lawful possession of J.T. & A Douglas; 1/4 in the possession of 'Colin Douglas exor of Moses Buchanan deceased'; 1/4 in possession of A.Maclean exor of Colin Douglas senior deceased.

 
T71/417 1538-1541
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot) 67(F) 69(M)  
[Name] Belmont  
 

Belonging to Pln Belmont in lawful possession of John Lane qq the Board of Orphans and unadministered estates and William Arrindell qq., [signed Nathaniel Dyett, sub Recorder of and duly authorised by John Lane qq and Wm Arrindell qq.

 
T71/429 171-174