Charles Edmonstone

Eighty-seven enslaved people were registered by Arch. Edmonstone for Charles Edmonstone in Demerara in 1826.

1. David Alston carries a brief biography of Charles Edmonstone, who was in Demerara from 1780-1817 before returning to Scotland, where he died in 1827.

2. The will of Charles Edmonston [sic] sometime of the colony of Demerara but now of Cardross Castle, written in 1827 and proved in 1835, mentions a "mulatto child Jeanie residing with me" to whom he bequeathed £1000; Godson Charles, son of Archibald Edmundson of Demerara; daughters Eliza, Ann, Helen and Bethia; sons Charles and Robert; and his wife Helen Reid. He also provided for the manumission of three enslaved people in Demerara: Catharine, Betty and Cecillia.

T71/415 pp. 521-523.

1. David Alston Slaves & Highlanders http://www.spanglefish.com/slavesandhighlanders/index.asp?pageid=222592 [accessed 11/12/2014].

2. PROB 11/1850/266.

We are grateful to Peter Selley for his assistance with compiling this entry.