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Woodlands and L'amitie

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
1825 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
William McInroy
- 1799 [EY] → Joint owner
George Robertson (1756-1799)

George Robertson and Charles Stewart Parker were co-owners of Woodlands at the time of the former's death in 1799.

- 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
James McInroy

James McInroy was joint owner of Woodlands in 1817 while his heirs were shown as sole owners in 1826.

1799 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
Charles Stewart Parker the elder

Charles Stewart Parker was co-owner of Woodlands with George Robertson at the time of the latter's death in 1799 and with James McInroy in 1817.

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 593 (Woodlands and L'amitie)
£14,722 10S 1D

Estate Information (5)

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1798
[Name] L'Amitie  
[Crop] Cotton  
 

L'Amitie, shown as plantation no. 35 under the subheading 'De Mahaica a Demerarie', proprietaire 'Postleth Waithe' [sic], 500 carreaux, C[oton]

 
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] 106(Tot) 51(F) 55(M)  
[Name] L'Amitie  
 

Geo.Rainey atty of Ch. S. Parker prop.

 
T71/397 L3 1646
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot) 89(F) 108(M)  
[Name] Woodlands  
 

Geo. Rainey atty of McInroy & Parker prop.

 
T71/397 W3 1636
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 266(Tot) 118(F) 148(M)  
[Name] Woodlands and L'Amitie  
 

In lawful possession of the executors of James McInroy deceased by their attorney George Rainy

 
T71/417 1475-1481
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 286(Tot) 127(F) 159(M)  
[Name] Woodlands and L'Amitie  
 

Belonging to Pln Wooldands and L'Amitie in lawful possession of Willm McInroy by his atty George Rainy.

 
T71/429 35-42