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Bloemhoff

British Guiana | Berbice

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1794 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
Joseph de la Penja
1794 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
Aron de Jacob de Prado
1828 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
Joseph de la Penja

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 24 (Bloemhoff)
£4,387 1S 2D

Estate Information (5)

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1794
[Name] Bloemhoff  
 

Plantagie Bloemhoff. Eigenaars [owners] J. de la Penja en A. J. Prado en Zoonen [and sons]; Adminis. D.B. Bourgeois; Directeur J.G. Lietar.

 
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] 122(Tot) 48(F) 74(M)  
[Name] Bloemhoff  
 

Return of slaves attached to Plantation Bloemhoff situate on the East Bank of this river, the property of J dila Penya [sic] and A. de Parrado, this return made by M. Mantzke, attorney over said plantation 01/10/1817.

 
T71/437 285-287
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] Bloemhoff  
 

Return of slaves the property of J de la Penya [sic] and Aron Jacob de la Prado & Sons attached to Plantation Bloemhoff. 119 + 6 (1M 5F) - 26 (15M 11F) = 99. [A further 14 enslaved people (8M 6F) the property of the usufructuaire heirs of J de A. de Prado 'and now employed at Pln Bloemhoff were registered immediately afterwards by A Krieger, 0 + 16-2 =14]

 
T71/442 289-290
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 88(Tot)  
[Name] Bloemhoff  
 

Return of slaves the property of the heirs of S. de la Penja, Aron de Jacob de Prado and Sons, attached to Pln Bloemhoff return made by G. Prass. A further 15 enslaved people also employed on Pln Bloemhoff and owned by the heirs of J. de A de Prado [sic] were registered by G. Prass [pp. 195-196].

 
T71/443 193-194
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 92(Tot)  
[Name] Bloemhoff  
 

Return of slaves the property of the heirs of S. de la Penja, Aron de Jacob de Prado and Sons, attached to Pln Bloemhoff return made by G. Prass

 
T71/444 459-460