In 1841, 206 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-408 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Mauritius
RegID | LA-E-408 |
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Case Name | Comorian Labourers who were landed in 1841 |
Year | 1841 |
Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Mauritius |
Trial Outcome | Condemned |
Enslaved Total | 206 |
Liberated Africans Total | 206 |
Registered Total | 206 |
Notes | Johannese and other Comorian Labourers who were landed in 1841 |
Sources | "The Number of Liberated Africans and Non-Indian Indentured Workers who Were Registered as Indentured Labourers in Mauritius between 1829- and 1879," in Satyendra Peerthum, "'Voices from the Edge:' The Life Histories and Experiences of the Liberated Africans in British Mauritius during the Age of Indenture with Comparative Perspectives (1808-1943)" (M.A. thesis, University of Mauritius, 2015), 24-25; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 3161. |
Cite as |
X Capture | 6375074.017713 |
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Y Capture | -2281492.420256 |
Ship Status | Liberated Africans |
Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Comoros |
Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | |
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
Location | Mauritius |
Navy | Britain |
Ship | |
Captain | |
Supporting Ships | |
Sentence Date | |
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | Mascarenes |
Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Mauritius |