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Plantn Arcadia

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
1798 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
John Osborn
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
Anthony Osborn

Reportedly shown as Arth. Osborn.

1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
John Tulloh Osborn
1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
John Osborn
1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
Thomas Allott Osborn

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 636 (Plantn Arcadia)
£4,211 14S 3D

Estate Information (5)

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1798
[Name] Arcadia  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Arcadia, shown as plantation no. 1 under the subheading 'Au Canal no. III au sud', proprietaire John Osborn, 250 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] 67(Tot) 28(F) 39(M)  
[Name] Arcadia  
 

Arth. Osborn registered 67 enslaved people as attorney of John Osborn (prop.)

 
T71/397 A3 2022
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 88(Tot) 34(F) 54(M)  
[Name] Arcadia  
 

J. T. Osborn attorney

 
T71/413 A 2157
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 90(Tot) 37(F) 53(M)  
[Name] Arcadia  
 

In lawful possession of John Osborn by his attorney J.J. [probably =T] Osborn

 
T71/414 443-446
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot) 34(F) 45(M)  
[Name] Arcadia  
 

Belonging to Pln Arcadia in the lawful possession of the heirs of John Osborn decd. by T.A. Osborn joint proprietor.

 
T71/430 549-551