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Peter's Hall

British Guiana | Demerara

Estate Details

Associated People (5)

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] → Trustee
Thomas Rodie

Rhodie [sic] & Shands were shown as trustees in the Registration for the estate in 1817. The nature of the underlying trust is not yet known.

1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
John Staunton
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Trustee
William Shand of Liverpool

Rhodie [sic] & Shands were shown as trustees in the Registration for the estate in 1817. The nature of the underlying trust is not yet known.

1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
William Brereton junior
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
James Evan Baillie

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 629 (Peter's Hall)
£9,256 18S 4D

Estate Information (4)

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1798
[Name] Petershall  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Petershall, shown as plantation no. 12 under the subheading 'A la cote orientale de Demerararie', proprietaire Erve [estate/heirs] Brotherson, 500 Carreaux, K [coffee].

 
Carte Generale...Demerarie 'Liste des habitations...' [1798] University of Amsterdam Library 'Suriname 1599-1975' https://hdl.handle.net/11245/3.38621
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 244(Tot) 99(F) 145(M)  
[Name] Peter's Hall  
 

John Staunton Atty of Rhodie and Shands Trustees

 
T71/397 P2 2250
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 221(Tot) 90(F) 131(M)  
[Name] Peters Hall  
 

In lawful possession of James Taylor and J.L.Smith jun. executors of Wm Brereton decd.

 
T71/418 2152-2158
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot) 95(F) 100(M)  
[Name] Peter's Hall  
 

Belonging to Peter's Hall in lawful possession of James Taylor and J.L. Smith executors of William Brereton.

 
T71/430 422-427