UCL

Sevilla Estate

Trinidad | Couva

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
1813 [EA] - 1835 [EY] → Joint owner
Robert Montgomerie
1813 [EA] - 1813 [LA] → Joint owner
George Gordon of St Croix
1819 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
George Gordon of St Croix

Associated Claims (1)

Trinidad 1662A & B (Sevilla Estate)
£7,173 18S 2D

Estate Information (7)

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1813
[Number of enslaved people] 218(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
 

Gillies McBean [manager], sugar plantation owned by Messrs George Gordon and Robert Montgomerie

 
T71/501 89-98
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

George McChesney, manager, for the heirs of George Gordon, deceased, and Robert Montgomery, owners [1 purchase, remainder births].

 
T 71/508 343 - 343 v
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

John Montgomerie, attorney and manager, for the heirs of George Gordon, deceased, and Robert Montgomerie, owners [increase by births and purchase].

 
T 71/511 379 v - 380 v
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Robert Montgomerie, manager, for himself and the heirs of George Gordon, deceased, owners [increase by births].

 
T 71/513 298 v - 299
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Return of Rob. Montgomerie manager, owned by Robt. Montgomerie and heirs of G. Gordon

 
T71/515 2027
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Duncan McBean, manager, for Robert Montgomerie and George Gordon McDougall, owners [increase by births].

 
T 71/517 308 v - 309
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] Sevilla  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Duncan McBean, manager, for Robert Montgomerie and the heirs of George Gordon, owners [increase by births].

 
T 71/519 304 v - 305