Dougalston Estate

Estate Details


Associated People (8)

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
- 1820 [EY] → Owner
1790 [EA] - 1790 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1834 [EY] → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Not known
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£4,818 0S 6D

Notes

An estate called 'Douglaston' was put up for sale in London in 1790 by the executors of John Graham:

CAPITAL PLANTATIONS, GRENADA. TO be sold by Auction, by Mess. Skinner and Dyke, on Wednesday the 1st Day of September, punctually at One o' Clock, at New Lloyd's Coftee-house, London, by Order of the~Trustees of the late John Graham, Esq; deceased, A Sugar Plantation called-Douglaston, in the Parish of St. John's, in the Island of Grenada, containing about 239 Acres of Land, with the Buildings thereon, consisting of a Dwelling-house, Sugar Works, Stills, Coppers and other necessary.Utensils for a Sugar Estate, with all-the Negro Slaves, supposed to be about 140, with 17 Mules and about 32 Head of Horned Cattle. Further Particulars may be known by applying to Mess. Todd-and Co. No. 1, Mitre-court, Milk-street, Cheapside, who will give any Information that may be required as to Crops of the Three Years past, and the last Returns of the Slaves, Stock, &c. Printed Particulars will be delivered Fourteen Days preceding the Sale, at New Lloyd's Coffee-house, at Garraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, at John Forsters, Esq; Chambers, Lincoln's-inn New Square, and of Mess. Skinner and Dyke, Aldersgate-street. '


Sources

London Gazette 13233 31/07/1790 p. 485.


Estate Information (7)

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1790
[Number of enslaved people] 140(Tot)  
[Name] Dougalston  
[Size] 239  
 

An estate called 'Douglaston' was put up for sale in London in 1790 by the executors of John Graham:

CAPITAL PLANTATIONS, GRENADA. TO be sold by Auction, by Mess. Skinner and Dyke, on Wednesday the 1st Day of September, punctually at One o' Clock, at New Lloyd's Coftee-house, London, by Order of the~Trustees of the late John Graham, Esq; deceased, A Sugar Plantation called-Douglaston, in the Parish of St. John's, in the Island of Grenada, containing about 239 Acres of Land, with the Buildings thereon, consisting of a Dwelling-house, Sugar Works, Stills, Coppers and other necessary.Utensils for a Sugar Estate, with all-the Negro Slaves, supposed to be about 140, with 17 Mules and about 32 Head of Horned Cattle. Further Particulars may be known by applying to Mess. Todd-and Co. No. 1, Mitre-court, Milk-street, Cheapside, who will give any Information that may be required as to Crops of the Three Years past, and the last Returns of the Slaves, Stock, &c. Printed Particulars will be delivered Fourteen Days preceding the Sale, at New Lloyd's Coffee-house, at Garraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, at John Forsters, Esq; Chambers, Lincoln's-inn New Square, and of Mess. Skinner and Dyke, Aldersgate-street. '

London Gazette 13233 31/07/1790 p. 485.

1817
[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Dougalstone and Montrose Estates  
 

In the possession of John Ross as attorney of the Rt Honble Lord Dundas Proprietor of Douglastone and Montrose Estates.

 
T71/265 274-277
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 205(Tot) 103(F) 102(M)  
[Name] Dougaldston Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of John Ross, position not recorded.

 
T71/274 32
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 184(Tot) 92(F) 92(M)  
[Name] Douglastone Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of George Gun Munro as Attorney of George Heneage (?) Laurence Dundas, the Proprietor.

 
T71/285 54-55
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot) 93(F) 94(M)  
[Name] Douglaston Estate  
 

In the lawful possession of George Gun Munro as attorney of George Heneage Laurance Dundas the proprietor.

 
T71/299 71-72
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 191(Tot) 95(F) 96(M)  
[Name] Dougaldston Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun, Attorney

 
T71/311 159-160
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot) 94(F) 93(M)  
[Name] Dougalston Estate  
 

Belonging to Douglaldston Estate by George McLean attorney.

 
T71/317 132-133