UCL

Pln Better Hope

British Guiana

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
1823 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
Robert Douglas of Better Hope
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
John Douglas
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Thomas Dunlop Douglas
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
James Douglas
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Archibald Douglas

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 550 (Pln Better Hope)
£12,407 13S 2D

Estate Information (4)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 206(Tot) 109(F) 97(M)  
[Name] Betterhoop  
 

Registered by H. van Coaten, atty of A.P van Baggen prop.

NB the association with the Better Hope estate of Robert Douglas and in the compensation records remains tentative.

 
T71/397 1077
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot) 106(F) 90(M)  
[Name] Beterhoop  
 

Robert Douglas joint proprietor

 
T71/413 B2
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 198(Tot) 106(F) 92(M)  
[Name] Beter Hoop  
 

In lawful possession of the deliberating executors of the late Robert Douglas, signed Richard Gray

 
T71/416 1287-1291
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 247(Tot) 118(F) 129(M)  
[Name] Better Hope  
 

Belonging to Pln Better Hope in the lawful possession of J.T. & A. Douglas and Co. and James Douglas, by Michael McTurk qq. 120 enslaved people had been added by transfer.

 
T71/429 405-410