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Dunrobin

British Guiana | Berbice

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
- 1805 [EY] → Owner
Hector Mackenzie of Dunrobin, Berbice
1805 [SY] - 1818 [LA] → Owner
John Mackenzie of New Brunswick
1825 [EA] - 1827 [LA] → Joint owner
James Bowden

Shown as co-owner with Charles Campbell in 1825 and 1827 although he had died in 1821.

1825 [EA] - 1827 [LA] → Joint owner
Charles Campbell of Bishopsgate
1827 [EA] - → Owner
John Innes

Notes

Berbice - not yet traced in the slave compensation records

Estate Information (4)

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1818
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot) 44(F) 79(M)  
[Name] Dunrobin  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation Dunrobin the property of the estate of John McKenzie decd., this return made by Lewis Cameron q.q. sworn 19/12/1817.

 
T71/437 243-244
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Dunrobin  
 

Return of slaves the property of Charles Campbell and James Bowden Esquires and attached to Plantation Dunrobin. This return made by Lewis Cameron qq. Number last returned 224 + 6 (3M 3F) - 4 (2M 2F) = 126.

 
T71/442 227-230
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Return of slaves purchased this day from the assignees of Chas. Campbell and James Bowden by John Innes, Berbice 03/09/1827 by his attorney Wm Ross. The entry refers to the enslaved people on Dunrobin.

 
T71/443 39-44
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Dunrobin  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Dunrobin the property of Charles Campbell and James Bowden, by attorney Wm Ross. 'The whole of the above 126 slaves have this day the 3rd September 1827 been sold and transferred to John Innes Esq. of London.'

 
T71/443 599-600