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Carapan

St Vincent

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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
1807 [EA] - → Other
George Baillie

Previous owner, now for sale due to bankruptcy

1817 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
Archibald Alves
1817 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
William Alves
1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Archibald Alves

Associated Claims (1)

St Vincent 500 (Carapan)
£4,218 6S 0D

Estate Information (7)

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1807
[Name] Carapan Estate  
 

"George Baillie and Co.'s bankruptcy. St Vincent's and Berbice. To be sold by auction. At Garraway's Coffee-house, Cornhill. The latter end of February next, unless previously disposed of by private contract, by order of the assigness of George Baillie and John Jaffray, the several estates belonging to the Bankrupt George Baillie, situate in the Island of St Vincent, in the West Indies, known by the names of Sion Hill Estate, Carapan Estate, and Carriere Estate; and also a moity of another estate, situate in the Colony of Berbice, in the West Indies, called the Inverness Estate; and a certain proportion of another Estate in the same Colony, called the Canaye Lot; together with all the slaves, plantations stores, and other live and dead stock, in or upon the said several estates; and which estates, by a resolution of the creditors of the said George Baillie and John Jaffray, the assignees are at liberty to sell for bills accepted by the House of George Baillie and Co. now remaining unpaid, and proved against their estate."

 
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser 12/01/1807
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot)  
[Name] Carrapan  
 

William Alves and Archibald Alves, owners

 
T71/493 196-198
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 149(Tot) 82(F) 67(M)  
[Name] Carapan Estate  
 

Archibald Alves and William Alves as owners [21 enslaved people recorded as bought from John Dalzell].

 
T71/495 92-93
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot) 91(F) 77(M)  
[Name] Carapan  
 

Archibald Alves and William Alves [increase by importation from Cariacou as per certificate]. Statement sworn by John Carmichael.

 
T71/497 67-68
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot) 86(F) 77(M)  
[Name] Carapan  
 

Carapan Estate. Statement sworn by Alexander Campbell.

 
T71/497 44-45
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot) 84(F) 74(M)  
[Name] Carapan  
 

Carapan Estate. Statement sworn by John Carmichael.

 
T71/499 54-55
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot) 83(F) 78(M)  
[Name] Carapan  
 

Carapan Estate. The property of Archibald Alves. Statement sworn by George Rickard. Register taken on 1st May. Total on 1st August 1834 was 161 enslaved people.

 
T71/500 87-88