Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
Registry of Slaves of the British Caribbean, 1817-1834
The Registry of Slaves of the British Caribbean 18171834 represents the archive holdings from Bahamas Belize Bermudas Dominica Jamaica St Kitts Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom The collection of Slave Registers for Trinidad and Tobago at the National Archives consists of eight 8 bound volumes mainly from Tobago covering the period 1819 to 1832 A slave registry was established in Trinidad following an Order in Council of 1812 Under this Act no slaves could be bought sold inherited or moved between the islands unless they were officially registered Other West Indian colonies soon adopted this practice This collection is of national significance as it represents a primary source for the study of British West Indian enslaved persons The Slave registers for Trinidad and Tobago from the Registry of Slaves of the British Caribbean 18171834 which was inscribed on the international Memory of the World Register in 2009 was inscribed on the Trinidad and Tobago Memory of the World Register in 2010
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