UCL

Columbia

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
- 1799 [EY] → Owner
Robert Cliff
- 1828 [LA] → Joint owner
Robert Lang

Under his will proved in 1828 Robert Lang left a 1/6th share in the Columbia Estate.

1799 [EA] - → Heir
Joseph Cliff
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
Thomas Naghten

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 2334 (Columbia)
£17,896 4S 5D

Estate Information (5)

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1799
[Name] Columbia  
 

Under the will of Robert Cliff merchant and planter of Demerary made in 1799 and proved 12/02/1818 he left all his 'lands negroes' and other property and effects to his brother Joseph Cliff, whom he authorised to sell any part of the property Columbia 'situated in Little Comabaima colony of Demerary' to fund repayment of debt and legacies of £200 to his father Thomas Cliff; £500 each to his 8 brothers (other than Joseph) [payable] say £100 p.a. to each of them surviving five years after one another; £600 each to his sisters Catherine Starrett [?] and Mary Cliff; £200 and freedom to his housekeeper Levina [?] and her son Cruthell [?], as well as the carpenter Prince and the negro girl named Levina.

 
PROB 11/1610 135
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 397(Tot) 151(F) 246(M)  
[Name] Columbia  
 

Registered by Geo. Rose atty of Naghten Laing [sic] & Co.

 
T71/397 C3978
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 318(Tot) 131(F) 187(M)  
[Name] Columbia  
 

G. Warren attorney.

 
T71/413 C5
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 301(Tot)  
[Name] Columbia  
 

G. Warren qq.

 
T71/418 1866-1873
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 353(Tot)  
[Name] Columbia  
 

Belonging to Pln Columbia in lawful possession of N.S.Chauncy, heirs of T. Naghten and heirs of M. [sic] Lucas by their attorney A. Garnett. [There was no breakdown of male and female enslaved people].

 
T71/433 1896-1904