UCL

Speights Town

Barbados | St Peter

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
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
John Gay Goding

Associated Claims (1)

Barbados 5133
£848 12S 8D
It is possible that this was the related claim.

Notes

This was possibly ownership within the town rather than an estate as such.

Estate Information (5)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot) 16(F) 29(M)  
 

Return of John Gay Goding, his own property. Note the composition of the enslaved workforce: Sailmaker and cooper: 1; Cooper: 4; Boatman: 11; Boat boy: 1; Porter: 1; Shoemaker: 1; Domestic: 13; Market woman: 1; Cook: 1. There was also 2 invalids and 1 person aged 75 (Ben Johnson) without employment and 8 children without employment.

 
T71/522 445-46
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot)  
 

Return of John Gay Goding, his own property. Previously 39 enslaved. 11 of the enslaved were sold to John G. Goding & Son. For John G. Goding & Son see also the return by Goding for the firm: T71/532, pp. 13-14: return of 24 enslaved.

 
T71/532 12
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
 

Return of John Gay Goding, his own property. Previously 25 enslaved.

 
T71/538 258-9
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Speights Town  
 

Return of John G. Goding, his own property.

 
T71/542 259
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 40(Tot)  
 

Return of John G. Goding, his own property.

 
T71/551 242