Colony of Demerara-Essequibo | |||||||||||
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1812–1831 | |||||||||||
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Status | De facto Colony of the United Kingdom (1812-1815) Colony of the United Kingdom (1815-1831) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Dutch, Skepi Creole Dutch, English, Guyanese Creole, African languages, Akawaio, Macushi, Waiwai, Arawakan, Patamona, Warrau, Carib, Wapishana, Arekuna, Portuguese, Spanish, French | ||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||
• 1812-1820 | George III | ||||||||||
• 1820-1830 | George IV | ||||||||||
• 1830-1831 | William IV | ||||||||||
Lieutenant Governor | |||||||||||
• 1814-1824 | John Murray | ||||||||||
• 1824-1831 | Sir Benjamin d'Urban | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1812 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1831 | ||||||||||
Currency | British variety of the Dutch guilder | ||||||||||
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The Colony of Demerara-Essequibo was created on 28 April 1812,[1] when the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo into the colony of Demerara-Essequibo.[2] They were officially ceded to Britain on 13 August 1814. On 20 November 1815 the agreement was ratified by the Netherlands.[3] On 21 July 1831 Demerara-Esequibo united with Berbice as British Guiana.[4]