Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission
Subtitle: records
Contributors: Great Britain. Slave Compensation Commission
Series: Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery; Slavery & anti-slavery
Published: 1525
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 620
Subjects: Slave records; Colonies; Slavery; Plantations; Slave trade
Description: This collection at the British National Archives contains the primary census records for slaves in British territories from 1815-1834. The collection consists of original claims and compensation certificates, counter claims, and notices for exhibits and sales of slaves. The registries became the vehicle for determining slaveholders' compensation for their property when slaves were freed. The records are arranged by colony, and include information about the owner and slaves, the location, types of crops grown, and other information about the people and plantations.
Notes: Reproduction of the original from the National Archives in Kew.