Belmont is a village in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
History
Belmont's Estate Source:
The initial owner, Lt. Col. Bastian Baijer, received 500 acres in the St. John's Division from the governor at the time. Governor Keynell also gave him an extra 18 acres, and he also acquired 728 acres in the Popeshead Division and an additional 140 acres. St. John's "ran out" 25 feet of the Colonel's south side property, which he had possessed since April 11, 1688, according to a surveyor. His attorney, W. Hinde, Esq., demonstrated that Robert Hollingworth had given him the land.
The senior John Otto Baijer was baptized in St. John's in 1703 and went on to acquire Belmont, Otto's Estate (#16), Five Islands (#31), and Cooke's Estate (#26) as well as other properties. Afterwards, Daniel Burr Garling purchased Otto's and Belmont.
Belmont got a £2,386 legacy award from the British Parliament for freeing 160 slaves. William Musgrave, William Shand, and Chles Wollaston received the honors.
The estates of Admiral Tollemach (Weatherill's #5), Gambles (#14), Delaps (#137), and other properties were managed by William Bertie Wolseley (d. 1881). Bertie lived at Weatherill's for a while before relocating to Belmont/in Murray's 1828. In 1835, he may have held property and got payment of £159 for freeing 11 slaves.
The 1941 sugar crop yielded, from 200 acres cultivated by peasants on the Belmont/Estate, Murray's was estimated at 813 tons; 569 tons of sugarcane were delivered.
Demographics Belmont has two enumeration districts.
33401 Belmont_1 33402 Belmont_2
Census data Source: Q48 EthnicCounts%African descendent61390.54%Caucasian/White30.49%Mixed (Black/White)30.49%Mixed (Other)345.06%Hispanic10.16%Syrian/Lebanese172.45%Other10.16%Don't know/Not stated40.65%Total677100.00% Q49 ReligionCounts%Adventist7411.00%Anglican13720.36%Baptist172.46%Church of God172.46%Evangelical355.25%Jehovah Witness81.15%Methodist304.43%Moravian568.37%Nazarene213.12%None/no religion365.42%Pentecostal7611.33%Rastafarian101.48%Roman Catholic649.52%Weslyan Holiness416.08%Other111.64%Don't know/Not stated405.91%Total672100.00%NotApp :4 Q55 Internet UseCounts%Yes36453.83%No28542.09%Don't know/Not stated284.08%Total677100.00% Q58. Country of birthCounts%Africa10.16%Other Latin or North American countries20.33%Antigua and Barbuda48671.78%Other Caribbean countries30.49%Canada10.16%Dominica284.08%Guyana395.71%Jamaica243.59%Monsterrat131.96%St. Kitts and Nevis40.65%St. Lucia20.33%St. Vincent and the Grenadines81.14%Syria111.63%Trinidad and Tobago60.82%United Kingdom70.98%USA284.08%USVI United States Virgin Islands60.82%Not Stated91.31%Total677100.00% Q71 Country of Citizenship 1Counts%Antigua and Barbuda58586.46%Other Caribbean countries60.82%Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries91.31%Dominica70.98%Guyana223.26%Jamaica131.96%Monsterrat70.98%St. Lucia20.33%St. Vincent and the Grenadines40.65%Trinidad and Tobago10.16%USA111.63%Other countries30.49%Not Stated70.98%Total677100.00% Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship)Counts%Other Caribbean countries44.21%Canada11.05%Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries22.11%Dominica2120.00%Guyana1514.74%Jamaica98.42%Monsterrat44.21%St. Vincent and the Grenadines44.21%Trinidad and Tobago22.11%United Kingdom1211.58%USA2725.26%Other countries22.11%Total105100.00%NotApp :572
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