Women, men and children enslaved at the Hughes Estate

Names of the men, women and children who lived and labored at the Hughes Estate in bondage in year 1827: 

Betsy and her children Hamilton, Ebby and James

Albert

Morote

Mary Ann

Andrew

Becky

Didi

Bella

Mauryehy

Minerva and her daughter Maria

Greeta

Lenah

Betsy

Suky

Penny

Sam

Pilate

Isaac

Jack

France

Johntong

Ebby

Lucy

Peg

Thomas

Bess

Sarah

Jack

Daniel

Michal

Rachel

Hagar

Alice

Patsy

Gift

Sidney

Gillah

Kate 

Sammy

Scipio

Flash

Sue

Sukey

Lenah

Romeo

Carolina

Sue

William

Lenah

Fanny

Henrietta

Lousia

Belinda

Nancy

Harriet

Peter

Susanna

Betty and her daughter Mary

Jeffery

Alice

Buchanon

John

Edward

Elanor

People who escaped slavery and were listed as "absent" by the Hughes':

Mingo age 37, Robert age 38, Billy age 50, George age 44, Jacob age 40, France age 55, Charles age 60, Isaac age 50, Thomas age 37, James age 30, Madison age 15, Bella age 51 and Thomas age 24. 

 

Sources:

Anguilla Records of Slave Compensation Claims
1834–1835 Slave Compensation Claims Returns,1834-1835. Transcribed in 2005 by M. Burrow and H. Nielsen from St. Kitts Archives in Basseterre. Anguilla Heritage Room, Anguilla Library Service.

Anguilla Anglican Church
1827-1839 Burial Records. Transcribed H. Nielsen in 2005. Anguilla Heritage Room, Anguilla Library Service.


Anguilla Anglican Church
1827-1913 Baptismal Records. Transcribed H. Nielsen in 2005. Anguilla Heritage Room, Anguilla Library Service.

Anguilla Council Minutes
1819 Anguilla Census. Transcribed in 2006 by M. Burrow and H. Nielsen from St. Kitts Archives in Basseterre. Anguilla Heritage Room, Anguilla Library Service.

Anguilla Records of Deeds
1794 John Hughes Senior Last Will and Testament. Transcribed in 2005 by H. Nielsen from St. Kitts Archives in Basseterre. Anguilla Heritage Room, Anguilla Library Service.

Anguilla Records of Deeds
1867 Deed between Joanna Hughes and Luke Arrindell Lake. Transcribed in 2006 by H. Nielsen. Anguilla Archives Series, Anguilla Heritage Room, Anguilla Library Service.

Registrar of Slaves
1827 Entries 150-151, Register of Slaves, Anguilla. Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: St Christopher: Anguilla Island Indexed. Public Record Office, T 71/261, National Archives, Kew, England.

 

Printis, Lucas, Eva and Josh, students of Kenyon College, consulted on translating research results to the general public for this webpage. 

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