UCL

Mara and Germania

British Guiana

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
1818 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Ambrosius Johannes Pool

The enslaved people were registered to Westrik & Pool between 1818 and 1831.

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 315 (Mara and Germania)
£8,549 7S 6D

Estate Information (5)

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1794
[Name] Mara en Germania  
 

Plantagie Mara en Germania. Eigenaar [owner] J. v. Pool en de wed [widow] J.G. Maske; Adminis. H.J. Buse and L.C. Abbe[b]nsets; Directeur J.A. Balk.

 
Naam-Lyst der Bestierders, officieren, bediendens en plantagien op de colonie de Berbice (Amsterdam, 1794) [transcribed by Paul Koulen, 2011] p. 12
1818
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot) 82(F) 76(M)  
[Name] Mara and Germania  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation Mara and Germania situate on the east bank of the River Berbice, the property of Messrs Westrik and Pool cum suis. This return made by C.C. Swaving 17/1/21817.

 
T71/437 416-418
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Mara and Germania  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Mara and Germania, the property of Messrs Westrick and Poll cum suis, return made by B. Kiss and F Maurenbacher. Number formerly returned 191 heads. Additions 10 (5M 5F) deductions 30 (16M 14F), total 171.

 
T71/442 75-78
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] Mara and Germania  
 

Return of slaves attached to Pln Mara and Germania, the property of Messrs Westrick and Poll cum suis, return made by B. Kip and F Maurenbacher qq. this estate

 
T71/443 387-390
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Mara and Germania  
 

Return of slaves the property of Messrs Westrick and Poll cum suis,attached to Pln Mara and Germania, return made by F Maurenbacher and J.V. Mittleholzer.

 
T71/444 724-727