UCL

Montreuil Estate

Grenada

Estate Details

Associated People (15)

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
- 1813 [EY] → Owner
William Cross
- 1788 [EY] → Joint owner
John Orr

This is based on a complex description in the will of George Oswald of an interest he held in a mortgage that he said originated in the sale by John Orr of the estate and half the enslaved people to John Baird of Glasgow in 1788.

1766 [EA] - 1768 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Charlton Palmer

Deed between John Cross, Robert Bogle, and John Baird, all of Glasgow, and Charlton Palmer, and James Oswald, of London, 1768-09-03, in the Archives at Yale, Beinecke Library GEN MS 1412, https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/archival_objects/2192368 [accessed 27/04/2020]. A summary in Caribbeana III shows it have to have been Montreuil and Robert Bogle as Robert Bogle senior..

1766 [EA] - 1768 [LA] → Joint owner
John Cross of Glasgow
1766 [EA] - 1768 [LA] → Joint owner
Robert Bogle senior

Deed between John Cross, Robert Bogle, and John Baird, all of Glasgow, and Charlton Palmer, and James Oswald, of London, 1768-09-03, in the Archives at Yale, Beinecke Library GEN MS 1412, https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/archival_objects/2192368 [accessed 27/04/2020]. A summary in Caribbeana III shows it have to have been Montreuil and Robert Bogle as Robert Bogle senior..

1766 [EA] - 1769 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
James Oswald MP
1768 [EA] - 1768 [LA] → Joint owner
John Baird of Glasgow
1788 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Buyer
John Baird of Glasgow

This is based on a complex description in the will of George Oswald of an interest he held in a mortgage that he said originated in the sale by John Orr of the estate and half the enslaved people to John Baird of Glasgow in 1788.

1792 [EA] - 1792 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
George Oswald

George Oswald was the assignee in 1792 for two sums under the mortgage of 1788 between John Orr as seller and John Baird as purchaser, according to the will of George Oswald.

1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
John Cross Buchanan
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
Hon. Andrew Houstoun
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Not known
James Hill
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Not known
Laurence Hill
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
John Cross Buchanan
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
James Leid

Associated Claims (1)

Grenada 699 (Montreuil Estate)
£3,971 14S 7D

Notes

Estate owned by John Cross Buchanan, a minor when he inherited. One-third of the enslaved people on this estate were registered as belonging to James Hill and later to (presumably) his heir Laurence Hill. It's not clear if the Hills owned a share of the whole estate or just leased out enslaved people who worked there.

Estate Information (12)

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1768
[Name] None given  
 

Deed between John Cross, Robert Bogle, and John Baird, all of Glasgow, and Charlton Palmer, and James Oswald, of London, 1768-09-03, in the Archives at Yale, Beinecke Library GEN MS 1412, https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/archival_objects/2192368 [accessed 27/04/2020]. A summary in Caribbeana III shows it to have been Montreuil.

1817
[Number of enslaved people] 114(Tot)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

In the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as attorney for the tutors of John Cross a Minor.

 
T71/265 395-397
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

In the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun agent to James Hill Esquire.

 
T71/265 397-398
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot) 26(F) 15(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as Agent for James Hill.

 
T71/274 151-152
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 96(Tot) 47(F) 49(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as Attorney for the Trustees of John Cross, a minor.

 
T71/274 150-151
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot) 24(F) 19(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as Agent for Laurence Hill (formerly the property of the late James Hill decd).

 
T71/285 97
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot) 45(F) 42(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Andrew Houstoun as Attorney for the Trustees of John Cross.

 
T71/285 96-97
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot) 23(F) 19(M)  
[Name] Montrieul Estate  
 

Belonging to James Hill and in possession of Andrew Houstoun agent for Laurence Hill.

 
T71/299 115
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot) 42(F) 42(M)  
[Name] Montrieul Estate  
 

In the possession of Andrew Houstoun attorney for the trustees of John Cross Buchanan.

 
T71/299 116
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot) 25(F) 20(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of James Hill decd.

 
T71/311 236
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot) 51(F) 53(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Montreuil Estate.

 
T71/311 234-236
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot) 72(F) 71(M)  
[Name] Montreuil Estate  
 

By James Leid attorney. No owner's name given.

 
T71/317 209-210