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Vrees en Hoop

British Guiana | Demerara

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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
1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
Charles Dawson Ridley
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
Sir Alexander Ferrier
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
Robert Rickards
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
Eneas Mackintosh

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 1261 (Vrees en Hoop)
£5,414 14S 2D
British Guiana 703 (Vrees en Hoop)
£11,106 3S 7D

Estate Information (4)

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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot) 57(F) 68(M)  
[Name] Vreesen Hoop  
 

Belonging to Rickards Mackintosh & Co., working on Vrees en Hoop West Coast Demerary in lawful possession of C.D. Ridley and other attorneys of that estate.

 
T71/418 2279-2282
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot) 100(F) 131(M)  
[Name] Vrees en Hoop  
 

In lawful possession of C.D.Ridley and other attorneys of A. Ferrier.

 
T71/418 2282-2288
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 116(Tot) 53(F) 63(M)  
[Name] Vrees en Hoop  
 

Belonging to Messrs Rickards Mcintosh & Co., working on Pln. Vreesen Hoop in lawful possession of R.G. Butts, agent of Messrs R.I. Grant.

 
T71/431 1101-1104
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 223(Tot) 100(F) 123(M)  
[Name] Vrees en Hoop  
 

Belonging to Pln Vrees en Hoop in the lawful possession of the attorneys of Alexander Ferrier [signed R.G. Butts].

 
T71/431 1106-1112