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.