UCL

Reliance

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
- 1840 [EY] → Owner
Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser and his partner M.S. Bennett (q.v.) bought Reliance from the heirs of the former governor van Batenburg and Batenburg's son-in-law Lewis Cameron (although T71/1255 shows the Chalmers family pursuing the compensation as vendors).

1821 [SY] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
Simon Fraser
1821 [SY] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
Michael Samuel Bennett

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 390 (Reliance)
£12,844 3S 4D

Estate Information (4)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot) 74(F) 85(M)  
[Name] Reliance  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation Reliance situate in Canje Creek, property of the estate of Governor van Batenburg. Return by Lewis Cameron q.q. 19/12/1817.

 
T71/437 377-380
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 242(Tot)  
[Name] Reliance  
 

Return of slaves on Plantation Reliance the property of M.S. Bennett and Simon Fraser, this return made by the latter Simon Fraser. Previous return 254. Additions 18 (9M 9F), deductions 30 (18M 12F) total 242.

 
T71/442 155-158
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 248(Tot)  
[Name] Reliance  
 

Return of slaves on Plantation Reliance the property of M.S. Bennett and Simon Fraser, this return made by S. Fraser

 
T71/443 523-526
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Reliance  
 

Return of slaves on Plantation Reliance the property of Simon Fraser. [Sworn by Simon Fraser]

 
T71/444 607-610