In 1861, 3 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-4183 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope
| RegID | LA-E-4183 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1861 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 3 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 3 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Three children who stated they had been kidnapped by the crew. They were taken to the Vicil Commissioner in the Seychelles. Captures at the request of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, who sent an officer on board the Lyra to point out all the dhows in the harbour which His Highness wished to surrender. |
| Sources | "Report of Cases in the Vice Admiralty Court," 5 Nov. 1861, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, and Loanda... 1861,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 47 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 12-13. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4363805.169428 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -686310.857764 |
| 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. | East Central Africa |
| 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. | 1861-04-11 |
| Location | In Zanzibar harbour |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Lyra |
| Captain | Oldfield |
| 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 | Seychelles |