Off list some of us are trying to identify Gavin Smith's surveys of the estates of Grenada. We think there are more than one, and would ask anybody with information, to contact us, either on or off list, with details. A little snippet for interest: - - - - - - - Transcript from: Source: The Grenada Handbook and Directory 1946 1801 [Year] Governor Green went on leave of absence on June 8, 1801, and Lieutenant-Governor Houston, who was to have relieved him, not having arrived, the President of the Council, the Rev. Samuel Dent, assumed the Government. York House and the copyright of Mr. Gavin Smith's map of Grenada were purchased in the course of the year; the flaws of the latter purchase appear, even at this early date, to have attracted attention, for we find complaints that the actual details of some of the properties would not "fit in" with the map. - - - - - - - We don't need the names or the proprietors. We would just like to nail down the dates of the surveys. We hope to expand the information. Pre-1838 locations in Grenada, at least in "the country," by which I mean away from St George's, which is pretty well everywhere, are all about estates. Even post-1838, the villages took the names of the close estates. So, we're hoping we can add a little to c1838, and before and after, info on place names and family names. Of course, if there is any other relevant info on estate or place names, please let us know. Dennis, I've not forgotten you. David Watson family.watson@utoronto.ca

David thanks regards dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Watson" <family.watson@utoronto.ca> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 5:27 PM Subject: Gavin Smith - Grenada Estate Surveys > Off list some of us are trying to identify Gavin Smith's surveys of the > estates of Grenada. We think there are more than one, and would ask anybody > with information, to contact us, either on or off list, with details. > > > A little snippet for interest: > - - - - - - - > Transcript from: > Source: The Grenada Handbook and Directory 1946 > 1801 [Year] > Governor Green went on leave of absence on June 8, 1801, and > Lieutenant-Governor Houston, who was to have relieved him, not having > arrived, the President of the Council, the Rev. Samuel Dent, assumed the > Government. York House and the copyright of Mr. Gavin Smith's map of Grenada > were purchased in the course of the year; the flaws of the latter purchase > appear, even at this early date, to have attracted attention, for we find > complaints that the actual details of some of the properties would not "fit > in" with the map. > - - - - - - - > > We don't need the names or the proprietors. We would just like to nail down > the dates of the surveys. > > We hope to expand the information. Pre-1838 locations in Grenada, at least > in "the country," by which I mean away from St George's, which is pretty > well everywhere, are all about estates. Even post-1838, the villages took > the names of the close estates. > > So, we're hoping we can add a little to c1838, and before and after, info on > place names and family names. > > Of course, if there is any other relevant info on estate or place names, > please let us know. > > Dennis, I've not forgotten you. > > David Watson > family.watson@utoronto.ca > > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of an email message to CARIBBEAN-L-request@rootsweb.com for the list mode or CARIBBEAN-D-request@rootsweb.com if you are subscribed to the digest. > >