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From: "Keith & Sadie Mussington" <>
Subject: Anguillan slave records in London?
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:52:35 -0000
References: <E18ESBW-0001bP-00@brown.csi.cam.ac.uk> <000901c2909a$148f63a0$a15486d9@tinykncwubxl>


Dear Guy

I was interested in your message to Michael. Is it possible to view in
London slave records for Anguilla?

Sadie Weiss




----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Grannum" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Lane Families and Plantations 1780 -1830


> Michael
>
> If you are based in the UK you could try the slave registers held by the
> Public Record Office (www.pro.gov.uk) in the series T 71 (1817-1834 for
> Barbados). There should be separate returns for each estate and they often
> give the name of plantations. I can't remember the date of the
registrations
> but I think that there was one in 1829 (around March) and the previous one
> was in 1826.
>
> Among the papers of the Slave Compensation Commissioners there are sales
of
> slaves through the Barbados Chancery and Marshal's courts - I can't
remember
> how early they go and it is possible that 1829 is too early. These records
> are listed as exhibits in T 71.
>
> The problem with Chancery is which court of Chancery - the one in Barbados
> or the one in London? Occasionally the proceedings of the Barbados court
of
> Chancery may be found in the Colonial Office records in the PRO (CO 28).
>
> If it was in the London court of Chancery proceedings etc are held by the
> PRO and there are finding aids - some original and some typescript.
>
> The slave registers are duplicates of what may survive in the individual
> islands so the originals may be in the Barbados archives (although they
may
> have copies of T 71), as may the proceedings of the Barbados court of
> Chancery and copies of correspondence sent to the secretary of state for
> colonial affairs. The Barbados archives has the deeds in which property
> ownership (among other things) should be recorded.
>
> I understand that either the archives or the Barbados museum is compiling
an
> index to plantations so they may be able to help. You don't say if you
have
> already been in contact with them. If not their addresses are:
> Department of Archives, Lazaretto Building, Black Rock, St Michael,
> Barbados, tel: (246) 425-1380, e-mail:
> Barbados Museum and Historical Society, St Ann's Garrison, St Michael,
> Barbados, www.barbmuse.org.bb
>
> I hope that this helps.
>
> Guy Grannum
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr M.A. Message" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:34 AM
> Subject: Lane Families and Plantations 1780 -1830
>
>
> > Greetings
> >
> > I wonder if any one can help me sort out a problem concerned with the
> > alleged ownership of three Barbadian plantations.
> >
> > When he died in 1829 John Branford Lane was alleged to be the owner of
> > three plantations. So far I have not been able to get beyond a vague
> > reference to 'the plantation at Black Rock'. A major problem is that I
> > think his estate went into 'chancery' and my searches in that direction
> > have not been very productive so far.
> >
> > So I wondered if anyone on the list might have some data that could
allow
> > me to go further.
> >
> > Any and all information will be most gratefully received.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Michael Message
> >
> >
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