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Registry of Slaves

Reference Code: 
TT NATT IM 1
Scope and Content: 

Slave Registers contain information on registration of slaves including individuals and families. This was carried out approximately every three years. Arranged in chronological order, from 1813-1834 with a break from 1816-1819, and thereafter by plantation or registered owner of slaves. The register records names of slaves, age, colour, sex, occupation, country of origin; they also provide information on births, deaths, changes in ownership, relatives. The mother’s name is occasionally noted. Father’s names are rarely recorded. The original registers are located at the National Archives United Kingdom reference numbers T71/501-519 (Trinidad) and T71/461-492 (Tobago).

Name of Creator: 
Protector of Slaves
Restriction on Acess and Reproduction: 
No restriction on access
Finding Aids: 
Inventory
Extent and Medium: 
Available only on microfilm
Start Year: 
1813
End Year: 
1834
Level of Description: 
Series