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Rotterdam

British Guiana | Berbice

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

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
1825 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Joint owner
Hon. Jean de Trevey Baron de Charmail

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 386A-E (Rotterdam)
£0 S D
British Guiana 389A-D (Rotterdam)
£9,509 17S 11D

Estate Information (5)

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1794
[Name] Rotterdam  
 

Plantagie Rotterdam. Eigenaar [owner] Johannes Schumacher; Adminis. [attorney] J.C.W. Herlin; Directeur [manager] F. Cornelisse.

 
Naam-Lyst...op de colonie de Berbice (1794) [transcribed by Paul Koulen, 2011] p.10
1818
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot) 62(F) 68(M)  
[Name] Rotterdam  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation Rotterdam situate in the river of Berbice the property of heirs of J.Schumacher, this return made by J. van den Broek, A. Kriegers and G. Prass 30/12/1817

 
T71/437 323-325
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 137(Tot)  
[Name] Rotterdam  
 

Return of slaves the property of J.Trevey Baron de Charmail, the heirs of S.A. Westerlo and the heirs of Louis Schumacher each for one-third attached to Plantation Rotterdam, by A. Krieger, number last returned 145. Additions 11 (7M 4F) deductions 19 (7M 12F), total 137.

 
T71/442 67-68
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Rotterdam  
 

Return of slaves the property of J.Trevey Baron de Charmail, the heirs of S.A. Westerlo and the heirs of Louis Schumacher each for one-third attached to Plantation Rotterdam, return by G. Praas. A further fifteen people acquired since 1825 were also registered to the same owners with no estate name [pp. 385-388].

 
T71/443 383-386
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Rotterdam  
 

Return of slaves the property of J.Trevey Baron de Charmail, the heirs of S.A. Westerlo and the heirs of Louis Schumacher each for one-third attached to Plantation Rotterdam, return by G. Praas. A further 21 people acquired were also registered to the same owners with no estate name [pp. 728-729].

 
T71/444 730-731