UCL

Spring Valley

Nevis | St James Windward

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1784 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
Dr. John Latoysonere Jefferys

Reportedly tenant for life under the will of Peter Bowden.

1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Peter Jefferys or Jeffereys
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Other
James Laurence

Associated Claims (1)

Nevis 121 ([none shown]Parish St James Windward)
£2,970 4S 2D

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Valley  
 

Return of Peter Jefferys, of said Island, owner; returned by James Laurence

 
T71/364 60-62
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 155(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Valley  
 

Return of Peter Jefferys, owner; returned by James Laurence

 
T71/365 238-239
1825
[Name] Spring Valley  
 

Return of Peter Jeffreys, owner; returned by James Laurence

 
T71/366 181
1828
[Name] Spring Valley  
 

Return of Peter Jeffreys Esq., owner; returned by James Laurence

 
T71/367 161-163
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot) 94(F) 79(M)  
[Name] Spring Valley  
 

Return of Peter Jefferys Esq., owner; returned by James Laurence

 
T71/368 203-204
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Valley  
 

Return of Peter Jeffreys Esq., owner; returned by James Laurence

 
T71/369 205-206