Slavery

[Findem]

The following link is to the Essex Records Office's latest blog, it concerns some aspects of slavery and slave owning, I put it here because I think it will be of interest to anyone who has an interest in those matters.

http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk

 

[Figgs]

Fascinating, Derek!! I have some slave returns in my FTM bc both sides owned them around 1823...just 3 or 4 though. Ron's British side (Cooper) had 5 children by an Eliza Evans and acknowledged them! Couldn't intermarry in 1810. I find the history totally fascinating, as I said.

 

[Findem]

Having read your posts on Slavery etc, as soon as the email came in with the link I thought at least Heather will be interested.

 

[Figgs]

Certainly am.........lots of friends with Island ancestry who will like it too. Thanks, again. Have you seen Patricia Jackson's "JamaicanFamilySearch" site which has now been given to the London University??

 

[Archie's Mum]

I don’t have history there but I still think it’s fascinating.

 

[Figgs]

It really is, Sue! I guess I got intrigued back when I was transcribing documents for Pat Jackson's Jamaican website. Then it dawned on me that Ron's British side was from a light freed slave and a Brit who could not marry in 1810! All 5 children did extremely well...that angle fascinated me! Went from there.

 

[Findem]

I don’t have history there but I still think it’s fascinating.

Same here.

 

[Twiglet]

Oh! That mentions Blake Hall in Bobbingworth - I used to live up the road from that. Fascinating article, thank you.

 

[Findem]

Your welcome Twiglet, I'm just pleased it was of interest tp some on here.