UCL

Better Success

British Guiana | Demerara

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
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
John Chandler
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
John Chandler

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 2335 (Better Success)
£10,274 6S 1D

Estate Information (5)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot) 18(F) 37(M)  
[Name] Better Success  
 

John Chandler registered 55 enslaved people on Better Success as proprietor in 1817.

 
T71397 B2 295
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot) 80(F) 106(M)  
[Name] Better Success  
 

John Chandler proprietor.

 
T71/413 B3
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot) 78(F) 101(M)  
[Name] Better Success  
 

In lawful possession of John Chandler by his attorney John Evans

 
T71/415 900-904
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 213(Tot) 87(F) 126(M)  
[Name] Better Success  
 

Belonging to Pln Better Success in lawful possession of John Chandler and John Evans [signed by John Evans]

 
T71/433 1858-1863
1849
[Name] Better Success  
 

Pursuant to an Order granted by Wm Arrindell, acting Chief Justice of British Guiana 23/08/1848 in matter of Sarah Maria Gilgeous and William Benjamin Gilgeous the former as heiress and latter as heir under will of John Jacob Gilgeous, versus John Chandler an inhabitant of Essequebo and John Robert Evans as exor of John Evans deceased, in his lifetime joint proprietor with John Chandler of plantation Better Success situate on the west sea coast of British Guiana, sale of Better Success in the month of September 1849. '300 roods facade by the usual depth.'

 
London Gazette 20911 03/11/1848 p. 3932