UCL

La Romaine

Trinidad | South Naparima

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

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
1822 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Francis Besson

Associated Claims (1)

Trinidad 1800
£1,850 0S 11D
Inferred association

Notes

Sugar estate, not yet traced in the compensation records, but probably Trinidad no. 1800

Estate Information (7)

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1813
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of Jean Debay owner

 
T71/501 393-395
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

B Olivier, manager and heir, for the heirs of Veuve Debay, owners.

 
T 71/508 260
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francois Besson, manager and part-owner, for himself and Benoit Olivier, late the property of the heirs of Veuve Debay.

 
T 71/511 223 v
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francois Besson, for himself and Benoit Olivier and William Metiver, owners, late the sole property of Besson and Olivier.

 
T 71/513 226 v
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of Francs Besson, co-owner with Benoit Olivier,

 
T71/515 1898
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francis Besson, manager, for himself and Benoit Olivier, owners.

 
T 71/517 185 v - 186
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] La Romaine  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Francis Besson, manager, for himself and Benoit Olivier, owners.

 
T 71/519 228 v - 229