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* The National Archives, Kew, London 
 
Slave Registers 1817-34 held at the National Archives

In 1807, the government passed legislation to abolish the slave trade. However, the British government became aware that Africans were still being smuggled into the British West Indies. In 1817, slave registers were introduced to help police the activities of the slave owners in the British West Indies.

The Jamaican registers are

  • arranged according to parish.
  • contain indices arranged alphabetically according to the owner of the estate and property if more than one is owned.
  • updated every three years to take account of the changes in the slave population on an individual's property
The Hanover slave register (1817) record:

  • slaves' ages
  • origins
  • race mix
  • mother (if born on the Island)
  • old name
  • Christian names
  • names of white property owners (many Scottish) and their attorneys for the cove and surrounding area
  • compensation paid to the executor of the estate when the 187 Cousins' Cove slaves were emancipated.
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Contributors: Paul Crooks
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