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From: "Lesley Robertson" <>
Subject: Re: [GEN-AFRICAN] Negro slave John Johnson
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:39:37 +0200
References: <f27frk$1f8$1@askin-17.linkpendium.com>


"manaia alofa" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hello GEN-AFRICAN Listers:
>
>
> "I have a Negro slave John Johnson, that was born
> about 1760 (I believe in the US) but
> ended up in England by (or before) 1808.
>
> It's possible that he was taken to England directly
> from Africa. Not sure."
>
> Red Flag: John JOHNSTON? Will I be able to find a
> Negro slave by the name of John JOHNSTON in the USA
> c.1760? Or in England c.1808?
>
BMDs in England didn't start until 1837, so a lot would depend on whether he
lived long enough to qualify. There's no John Johnsons in the first 10 years
of deaths on FreeBMD. Do remember that England does not equal Britain, if he
ended up in Scotland, BMDs didn't start until 1855.
Searching on "slaves" in the National Archives of the UK generated loads of
hits (slavery has attracted a lot of interest from the archives this year
because of the big anniversary, so it's worth hunting around):
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/quick_search.aspx?search_text=slaves
Lesley Robertson

(who's very happy to see sga back on the air!)


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