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Plant. Houston

British Guiana | Demerara

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
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
Robert Augustus Hyndman I

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 626 (Plant. Houston)
£24,157 6S 1D

Estate Information (3)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 664(Tot) 326(F) 338(M)  
[Name] Houston  
 

Hugh Hyndman registered 664 enslaved people as executor to estate of R.A.Hyndman.

 
T71/397 H4 2416
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 534(Tot) 267(F) 267(M)  
[Name] Houstoun  
 

In the lawful possession of H. Hyndman and the other executors of R.A. Hyndman, signed by R.M. Jones qq.

 
T71/416 1359-1371
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 813(Tot) 420(F) 393(M)  
[Name] Rome and Houstoun [sic]  
 

Belonging to Pln Rome and Houstoun in lawful possession of James Matthews qq the heirs of R. A. Hyndman deceased. Separate sub-totals are shown for Houstoun (478, being 230 males and 248 females) and Rome (335, being 163 males and 172 females).

 
T71/430 515-533