UCL

Check Hall

Dominica

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
- 1781 [LA] → Owner
John Lewthwaite
1823 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Pierre Courche
1823 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
William Lewthwaite

Associated Claims (1)

Dominica 244 (Check Hall)
£1,374 4S 2D

Estate Information (7)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot) 52(F) 48(M)  
[Name] Check Hall Estate  
 

Returned by John R. Beves, representative of an unnamed owner. This entry includes the names of enslaved children's mothers. St. Paul.

 
T71/339 197-200
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot) 42(F) 42(M)  
[Name] Check Hall  
 

Returned by George Stephenson as manager for an unnamed owner; 22 enslaved people were manumitted. St. Paul .

 
T71/350 154
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot) 33(F) 29(M)  
[Name] Check Hall Estate  
 

Return of Pierre Courche, owner; the entry is recorded by the owner's surname with the enslaved said to be attached to the estate; 62 enslaved people were purchased from John R Beves Esq, attorney to the proprietors of Check Hall Estate. St. Paul.

 
T71/358 121 - 122
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot) 44(F) 42(M)  
[Name] Check Hall Estate  
 

Return of the heirs of Lewthwaite, previous owners; returned by J R Beves as attorney; The estate was dissolved with 9 enslaved people being sold to Christopher Hiriart; 38 people being sold to Pierre Courche; and with no explanation given for 39 people. St. Paul.

 
T71/358 117 - 119
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 61(Tot) 30(F) 31(M)  
[Name] Checkhall  
 

Returned by Pierre Courche, owner. St. Paul.

 
T71/359 108
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot) 29(F) 34(M)  
[Name] Check Hall  
 

Returned by Pierre Courche, owner; includes a full return of the enslaved. St. Paul.

 
T71/361 217 - 219
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot) 26(F) 37(M)  
[Name] Check Hall Estate  
 

Return of Pierre Courche, owner. The entry is returned by the owner's surname rather than the name of the estate. This entry includes the names of enslaved children's mothers. St. Paul.

 
T71/363 91