UCL

Surprise

Trinidad | Couva

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

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
1813 [EA] - 1819 [LA] → Owner
James Lowe
1828 [EA] - → Joint owner
Thomas Ramsay

Associated Claims (1)

Trinidad 1631
£4,038 11S 9D
Inferred association

Estate Information (7)

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1813
[Number of enslaved people] 113(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
 

Return by James Lowe owner

 
T71/501 289-293
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 110(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

William McKenzie, manager, for the heirs of James Lowe, deceased, owners [11 births, 2 purchases, 2 imports].

 
T 71/508 425 v - 426 v
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 91(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Dougall Carmichael, manager, for Alexander Cruickshank, owner, late the property of the heirs of James Lowe, deceased [increase by births].

 
T 71/511 345 - 345 v
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John Ellis, manager, for Alexander Cruikshank, owner [increase by births].

 
T 71/513 300
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of John Thatcher attorney, owned by Thomas and Robert Ramsay, late the property of Alex. Cruikshank Esq.

 
T71/515 1976
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John Townshend Pasea, attorney, for Thomas Ramsay and Robert Ramsay, owners [increase by 4 births and the remainder by purchase].

 
T 71/517 307 v - 309
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 102(Tot)  
[Name] Surprise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

David Lindsay, manager, for Thomas Ramsay, owner [increase by 4 births and the remainder by purchase].

 
T 71/519 314 v - 315