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Herstelling

British Guiana | Berbice

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
- 1817 [EY] → Other
David Skene

The enslaved people on the estate were registered to the assignees of Turnbull, Forbes [the bankrupt London merchants]. Skene died c. 1817.

- 1810 [EY] → Owner
Paul Benfield
1794 [EA] - 1794 [LA] → Joint owner
Lambert Blair
1818 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Other
John Turnbull of Turnbull, Forbes

The enslaved people on the estate were registered to the assignees of Turnbull, Forbes [the bankrupt London merchants]

1818 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Other
John Forbes of Turnbull, Forbes

The enslaved people on the estate were registered to the assignees of Turnbull, Forbes [the bankrupt London merchants]

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 217 (Herstelling)
£6,926 13S 3D

Estate Information (5)

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1794
[Name] Herstelling  
 

Plantagie de Herstelling. Eigenaars [owner] Lamber Blair en comp; Adminis. Lambert Blair en comp; Directeur F.W.Schroder

 
Naam-Lyst..op de colonie de Berbice (1794) [transcribed by Paul Koulen, 2011] p. 12
1818
[Number of enslaved people] 257(Tot) 119(F) 138(M)  
[Name] Herstelling  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Herstelling situate on the West Bank of the River Berbice being one of the properties designated Benfield's estates and now in the hands of assignees of the Bankrupt estate of Turnbull,Forbes & Co., return made by William Kewley and Andrew Melville, attornies of the assignees 30/09/1817 [dated 30/12/1817 alongside signatures].

 
T71/437 48-50
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 209(Tot)  
[Name] Herstelling  
 

Return of slaves the property of Turnbull Forbes & Co. and attached to Pln Herstelling, return made by Wm Campbell q.q. 238 + 9 (4m 5f) - 38 (19m 19f) = 209

 
T71/442 729-732
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Herstelling  
 

Return of slaves the property of Turnbull Forbes & Co and attached to Pln Herstelling, one of the plantations denominated Benfield estates, by William Kewley attorney to the assignees.

 
T71/443 291-294
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] Herstelling  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Herstelling one of Benfield's estates now in the hands of the surviving assignee of the estate of Turnbull Forbes & Co. by David Melville their attorney.

 
T71/444 675-679