William Brereton (planter)

William Brereton (died 21 October 1822) was a planter in British Guiana in the early 19th-century. He was of Irish descent, the son of William Brereton of Mountrath.

Plantation Peter's Hall (marked B, bottom left) on a map of St. Mathew's Parish, Demerara River east bank, 1832.[1]

He was the owner of the Peter's Hall and Westside plantations and the joint owner of the Taymouth plantation, all in Essequebo, British Guiana.[2][3]

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  1. ^ St. Mathew's Parish, being the east bank of Demerara River as far as settlements extend. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ Peter's Hall. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, UCL. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ William Brereton junior. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, UCL. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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