They usually refer to themselves simply as black or possibly black caribbean. Former british colonial dependencies, slave registers, 181834. Slavery and negotiating freedom between 1662 and 1807 britain shipped 3. Free negro owners of slaves in the united states in 1830 taking up the study of the free negro in the united states, the research department of the association for the study of negro life and history decided to make this statistical report as to the heads of families, their ownership of slaves and social relations with. As early as 1846 grenada established a library and museum. Slave register of former british colonial dependencies. There were several reasons for selecting the census records of 1830.
Researching family history can be quite challenging for africancaribbean people because the dispossession caused by the slave trade means that ancestral links have been lost or buried. Let our team help engage your audience through unforgettable moments of sheer amazement and wonder, whilst delivering bottomline results. Registry of slaves of the british caribbean 18171834 bahamas, belize, dominica, jamaica, st kitts, trinidad and tobago and the united. There are few published reports on death rates and causes of death in west indian slave populations. Settled accounts of claimants and disbursing officers of the first auditor. Please note that i do not do research for others the caribbean surname index is a free and spam. These documents, in the main related to the period of. In the first place, the earlier reports do not give as much. These online slave databases and record collections are great. Enslaved people and slave owners the national archives. Slavery and the slave trade national records of scotland. Grenada was captured by the british during the seven years war on 4 march 1762 by commodore swanton without a shot being fired. The following are the national records in athletics in grenada maintained by its national athletics federation. Because slaves were treated as propertyin some cases listed after livestock in estate inventories and other records of propertyevidence that can help put african american families together is often difficult to come by.
Oct 30, 2014 for a little more detail about the plantations, i recommend the article grenada heritage. To combat illicit transportation following this act many of the british colonies began keeping registers of black slaves who had been socalled lawfully enslaved. Grenada books collection by everything childrens literature. American slavery in georgia slavery in georgia is known to have been practiced by the original or earliestknown inhabitants of the future colony and state of georgia, for centuries prior to european colonization. He was, in that sense, a forerunner to malcolm x, who is also connected to grenada. Books available to consult at the national archives library in kew include.
Newly added to the existing records of the slave owners who received compensation at the time of abolition are records of 8000 of the estates they owned together with maps of britain, jamaica, barbados and grenada continue reading new slave ownership and estate records. Grenada and guyana, so records may be in france, spain or the netherlands. To request access to materials in the manuscripts, archives and rare books division. Gwenad is a sovereign state in the west indies in the caribbean sea at the southern end of the grenadines island chain. The management of slaves forfeited by grenadian rebels. Grenada consists of the island of grenada itself plus six smaller islands which lie to the north of the main island. List of grenadian records in athletics jump to navigation jump to search. Free negro owners of slaves in the united states in 1830. Cemeteries of grenada county, mississippi and surrounding areas. The documents are in french and english and include deeds of. In 1766 the island was rocked by a severe earthquake.
For a little more detail about the plantations, i recommend the article grenada heritage. Land deed records, book 1, northeast mississippi historical and genealogical society quarterly, march 1990. The documents are in french, reflecting the fact that colonial control of grenada changed hands several times during the time period of this collection. Special slave censuses were kept in the early 1800s. Catch the band at nys the new colossus festival in march. Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention.
Mar 12, 2006 your grenada family records centre gfrc welcome to your section of the family records centres website in these pages you will find information about the customer surveys carried out at the gfrc, links to the minutes of our regular user group meetings and details of how you can let us know what you think about the services we offer, both onsite and online. Mississippi genealogy free mississippi genealogy access. The caribbean surname index makes your posts available to the search engines 247 all of them in a protected environment which is spamfree. The transatlantic slave trade database internet site contains references to 35,000 slave voyages, including over 67,000 africans aboard slave ships, using name, age, gender, origin, and place of embarkation. The register records names of slaves, age, colour, sex, occupation, country of origin. The records enumerate slave births and deaths and list causes of death, signed by a physician. The society, which meets on the last thursday of each month and accepts new members, maintains a historical and genealogical collection within the library that is open for public research. It is my opinion that the caribbean is the most difficult of any other genealogical research area. This is just a quick post about the new records available at the legacies of british slaveownership website. Most spectacular were the slave revolts during the 18th and 19th centuries, including. Grenada was formally ceded to britain by the treaty of paris on 10 february 1763. Sep 27, 2016 this is just a quick post about the new records available at the legacies of british slaveownership website.
This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit personal names. It identifies the record group and series, with brief descriptions and locations. Africans were forcibly brought to british owned colonies in the caribbean and sold as slaves to work on plantations. Your best chance of finding a record of an individual who was enslaved is to find. Posts about slave records grenada written by archivist. Database of british slave owners who claimed compensation at the end of the.
Our plantations from the national archives of grenada. British colonists drove most of the caribs off the island and established plantations on the island, eventually importing african slaves to work on the sugar plantations. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. But as a former serviceman, i also saw the side of a soldier trying to do his duty during impossible times. Those engaged in the trade were driven by the huge financial gain to be. Colonial slavery and the formation of victorian britain, published by cambridge university press, we reexamine the relationship between britain and colonial slavery in a crucial period in the birth of modern britain. Sleepy vikingsthey will find you here, the debut from sleepy vikings will hits stores and online digital retailers today. Those who read slave documents will immediately notice the great variety of opinions expressed.
Larger image hires image the schooner wild cat the schooner wild cat. Births, marriages and deaths in grenada this is a brief guide to help you with your research. This can act as an index to slave compensation returns in t71 see above. See more ideas about grenada, books and library card.
These lists also show those who were representatives of slaveowners, as executors or trustees, as well as slaveowners themselves. Jun 8, 2018 all books about grenada or written by grenadians. About slave registers of former british colonial dependencies, 18121834. Researching our grenadian heritage is not straight forward as families were. Records of births, marriages and deaths in grenada are kept in various places, but not usually at the grenada national archives. Newly added to the existing records of the slave owners who received compensation at the time of abolition are records of 8000 of the estates they owned together with maps of britain, jamaica, barbados and grenada showing the location of the estates and of places in britain associated with them. In order to find out the capacity in which the people in the parliamentary return were acting, you will need to look at the underlying records of the commissioners of slave compensation. The slave registration records of the island of grenada provide useful information on this piece of demographic history. It is possible to locate a free person on the carroll county, mississippi census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of bespoke marketing campaigns. They are held at the national archives kew, england. The slave registers of 1817, show that philips main property at grand anse exceeded 400 acres of land and was.
Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records. Slave registers and records of the slave compensation commission, 1812 1851. Slave registers of former british colonial dependencies, 18121834. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit. Grenada is located specifically at the northwest of trinidad and tobago, northeast of venezuela, and southwest of saint vincent and the grenadines.
The records left by slaves and the records left by slave owners are both valuable. New slave ownership and estate records a parcel of ribbons. The grenada plantation records consist of manuscript documents from the. Your search may take you to scotland, france, the netherlands, ireland, the united states, africa, or island to island following the migration of an ancestor. Free negro owners of slaves in the united states in 1830 taking up the study of the free negro in the united states, the. Grenada family records centre grenada national archives.
Slave ship manifests filed at new orleans, 18071860. The slaves of central africa numbered more than 12,000 people, 11% of the slaves of grenada. It is believed that most the slaves imported to grenada embarked from nigeria. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Registry of slaves national archives of trinidad and tobago. This database contains slave registers from former british colonial dependencies, many of them in the caribbean, for various years in between 1812 and 1834. The first british census of grenada, in 1700, recorded 525 slaves and 53 freed slaves living on the island. Caribbean genealogy research details of country resources more information and accuracy is always welcome. The grenada plantation records consist of manuscript documents from the lataste estate, a sugar plantation in grenada, west indies, dating from 17371845.
With more records being made available online, the task of finding your family and learning about where, how and with whom they lived can become less arduous. Arranged in chronological order, from 181834 with a break from 18161819, and thereafter by plantation or registered owner of slaves. Transatlantic slave trade, originating in africa and ending in the caribbean and the americas. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free property records, free death records and. Inventories of slaves last dated 1834, when slavery was outlawed include. Former british colonial dependencies, slave registers. As an africanamerican male with african slave ancestry from west africa who now resides in the caribbean, i often put myself in the shoes of the slaves. Use the database on the legacies of british slaveownership website to search for a slaveowner or an individual related professionally or personally to a slaveowner. This state page of our website provides direct links to free mississippi genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on mississippi genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.
Grenada county, ms birth, death, marriage, divorce records. Tackys rebellion in 1760s jamaica, the haitian revolution 1789, fedons 1790s revolution in grenada, the 1816 barbados slave revolt led by bussa, and the major 1831 slave revolt in jamaica led by sam sharpe. Slave registers and records of the slave compensation commission, 18121851. If you find yourself in a dark place, filled with rage, or just annoyed, more important things is the pharmaceutical that has the ability to change that. We have visited four plantation houses in the parish of st. The database documents the slave trade between africa, europe, brazil, the caribbean, and the united states. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in grenada county. Ive never read a book that ran the gamut of my emotions. If you can identify your ancestors master, this source will prove of tremendous value to your research.
Slaves are identified by given name under their masters. First settled by indigenous peoples, by the time of european contact it was inhabited by the caribs. During the 1850 united states federal census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. The site of fedons camp, high up in grenadas beautiful central mountains, is today a popular destination for hikers and trekkers. Afrogrenadians are grenadian people of largely african descent. The documents reproduced in this publication relate to the triangular slave trade between britain, africa and the americas during the eighteenth century, the period that saw liverpool rise from being a small northwestern port mainly handling cargoes and ships in the coasting, irish and european trades to a large port with international trading connections. The following is information found in the records of the national archives and records administration. An introduction to tracing your caribbean ancestors british caribbean territories. The purpose of the recorder of deeds is to ensure the accuracy of grenada county property and land records and to preserve their continuity. Letters, inventories and, occasionally, estate plans in these collections are an excellent source for researching the lives of slaves on plantations in the colonies, their living conditions and the general attitude towards slavery and the slave trade. Used carefully, each can contribute to the larger picture of slave life. By the time britain emancipated slaves in the west indies she owned 275.
The purpose of the recorder of deeds is to ensure the accuracy of grenada county property and land records and to. There are several series that account for the department of treasury involvement with the african slave trade. The act made the trade in slaves from africa to the british colonies illegal. Slave owners, 1860, mississippi genealogy and local history, december 1978. Click on the full details link below to read more about it. Grenada county, mississippi free public records searches at black book online. Please send corrections, updates and additions here. Grenada plantation records nypl digital collections. The grenada county recorder of deeds, located in grenada, mississippi is a centralized office where public records are recorded, indexed, and stored in grenada county, ms. This database contains slave registers from former british colonial dependencies, many of them in the caribbean.
Researching slaveowners legacies of british slaveownership. In 1807 the abolition of slave trade act came into force. Slave registers of british colonial dependencies 181834. The documents are in french, reflecting the fact that colonial control of grenada changed hands several times. Grenada county, ms birth, death, marriage, divorce records the grenada county historical society operates out of the elizabeth jones public library, in the city of grenada, ms.
These records are located at archives l in washington, d. The recorded history of the caribbean island of grenada begins in the early 17th century. In 1877 grenada became a crown colony, and in 1967 it became an associate state within the british commonwealth before gaining independence in 1974. In order to find out the capacity in which the people in the parliamentary return were acting, you will need to look at the underlying. Please use our estates search form to find named estates in the slave registers and our main search form to find estates in the. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. These lists also show those who were representatives of slave owners, as executors or trustees, as well as slave owners themselves. Like equiano, he was a radical public speaker, condemning the slave trade and slavery and arguing that slaves had a duty to escape slavery by any means necessary. Aug 15, 2016 slave manifests of coastwise vessels filed at new orleans, louisiana, 18071860 the schooner thomas hunter the schooner thomas hunter, which departed from norfolk, virginia, october 17, 1835, arrived at new orleans, louisiana, on november 11, 1835, with 5 slaves identified with a full first and last name. Grenada county recorder of deeds grenada, ms address. See below under estate and plantation records and also pictorial evidence.
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