UCL

Union

Dominica

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
James Laing
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
James Montgomerie
1829 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner
James Laing
1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Allan Stewart Laing

Associated Claims (1)

Dominica 373 (Union)
£2,248 4S 0D

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot) 61(F) 56(M)  
[Name] Union Estate  
 

Return of James Montgomery and James Laing, joint owners; returned by John Laidlaw as attorney. This entry includes the names of enslaved children's mothers and fathers and also grandmothers. St. Luke.

 
T71/346 631-634
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 108(Tot) 59(F) 49(M)  
[Name] Union  
 

Returned by John Laidlaw, attorney of Jas. Laing and Samuel [= James?] Montgomery, joint owners; 11 enslaved people were 'purchased from J Laing and Hy Stewart Esqres. proprietors of Richmond Estate'; 3 enslaved people were 'sent to Trinidad and sold to Thomas Brown'; 1 person was sold to Richard McNally of Barbados and one person was sold to Dr Walkinshaw of St Vincent. St. Luke.

 
T71/356 408 - 409
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot) 57(F) 48(M)  
[Name] Union Estate  
 

Return of James Laing and James Montgomerie, joint owners; returned by John Laidlaw as attorney; The decrease list shows assumed cause of death of the enslaved people listed. St. Luke.

 
T71/358 302
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot) 54(F) 50(M)  
[Name] Union  
 

Returned by D S Laidlaw, attorney to Jas. Laing and Jas. Montgomery, joint owners. St. Luke.

 
T71/360 262
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 107(Tot) 55(F) 52(M)  
[Name] Union  
 

Returned by John Laidlaw, attorney of Jas. Laing, owner; includes a full return of the enslaved; 4 enslaved people were 'transferred from York Valley Estate property of J Laing'. St. Luke.

 
T71/362 647 - 651
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 110(Tot) 58(F) 52(M)  
[Name] Union Estate  
 

Return of Allan Laing, owner; returned by Dugald S. Laidlaw, attorney . St. Luke.

 
T71/363 252