Simon Fraser of Belladrum

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Biography

'Simon Fraser of Belladrum' (q.v.), son of Col. James Fraser [c. 1732-1808] of Belladrum near Inverness, and brother of James and Evan. Married 1801. 1814 came to England; Fraser 1815 went out to Batavia: wife returned to Berbice under protection of Thomas Brittlebank, had two illegitimate children by him. Divorce. This Simon Fraser's plantations are given as Brighton and Wellington Park, neither of which has yet been identified in the compensation records but which appear in the Slave Registers for 1818 and 1819. In 1819, Simon Fraser registered '168 negro and one mulatto slaves' on Wellington Park, which was described as 'formerly divided into Kilmorack, Cromartie, Geanies and Tarlogie' situated on the west coast of the Corratyne River while Hugh Bethune as substitute attorney for Simon Fraser registered '73 negroes and 2[?] mulattos, slaves' on Brighton (q.v.) situated on the Corretyne Coast Berbice.


Sources

David Alston, Highlanders & Slaves, 1819 Slave Registers Berbice.


Further Information

Spouse
Miss van Batenburg

Associated Estates (2)

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  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
- 1818 [LA] → Owner

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