Catharinasburg

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
- 1818 [EY] → Joint owner
1818 [EA] - → Joint owner
1825 [EA] - → Owner

Notes

Berbice - not yet traced in the compensation records


Estate Information (4)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 339(Tot) 155(F) 184(M)  
[Name] Catharinasburg  
 

Return of slaves on Catharinasburg and Onderneeming or Nos. 19 & 20 on the west sea coast of Berbice the property of John McCamon and James Blair, this return made by John Ross their attorney 02/12/1817.

 
T71/437 231-234
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 350(Tot)  
[Name] Catharinasburg and Onderneeming  
 

Return of slaves the property of James Blair and attached to Plantation Catharinasburg and Onderneeming, or Lots Nos. 19 and 20 situate on the West Sea coast of Berbice, return made by James Culley attorney. Number of slaves 01/01/1822 337. Additions 36 (16M 20F) deductions 23 (16M 7F),total 350.

 
T71/442 37-40
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 361(Tot)  
[Name] Catharinasburg & Onderneeming  
 

Return of slaves the property of James Blair attached to Plantation Catharinasburg and Onderneeming, or Lots Nos. 19 and 20 West Sea coast, return made by James Culley attorney

 
T71/443 511-514
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 374(Tot)  
[Name] Nos. 19 & 20  
 

Property of James Blair attached to Nos. 19 & 20 West Coast by Chas. Kyte qq. James Blair.

 
T71/444 13-18