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keywords: description: Monday, 1 March 2021 Video: Gérard Besson reads from "FolkloreIt was subsequently published in "Tales of the Paria Main Road" and in "Folklore Legends of Trinidad and Tobago".
This video was produced on 28 February 2021 at the author's home, following a request by the National Library of Trinidad and Tobago for a contribution to commemorate "World Read Aloud Day 2021".
Enjoy! Cric! Crac!
Click here to view the Video on YoutubeNo comments: Labels:Caribbean Folklore,Gerard Besson,La Diablesse,Mama Dlo,Papa Bois Wednesday, 18 November 2020 Tombstones of TobagoThe Tombstones of Tobagocollectedby Tom Cambridgeformer warden of Tobago.
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Alexander Graham
Sacred to the Memory ofALEXANDER GRAHAMMerchant in ScarboroughA native of the City of Glasgow in Scotlandwho died XXV of September MDCCCXXIII (1823)In the 30th year of his age.
Main Street, Scarborough,Tobago
Andrew Macpherson
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCHYARD,Scarborough, Tobago.Sacred to the Memory ofThe Late HonourableANDREW MACPHERSONNative of Forres Scotland,Medical Practitionerfor 28 years in this islandwho departed this life on the6th day of September 1851 aged 51 years.This stone is erected by his beloved wifeEUPHEMIA MACPHERSON.Tobago Methodist Church Pembroke
Ann Kege
SANGSTER'S HILL ANN KEGEDied 1806aged 35 years.Beneath this verdant turf Poor Nancy lies.Stop all who knew her hereand wipe your eyesThink not one tear too muchto shed for herwhose death has caused mynegligenceFamily on the way to the market
Ann Wilhemina Darling
Sacred to the Memory ofANNE WILHELMINAThe beloved wife ofCHARLES HENRY DARLING, Esq.The eldest son of Major GeneralHENRY CHARLES DARLING.The Lieutenant Governor of this island.Born 13th July, 1813Died 16th October, 1837Anne Robinson
Here lies the body ofANNEthe wife of His ExcellencySir. F.P ROBINSONGovernor of Tobago.She died on the 6th day of October 1825 in the 60th year of her age after a painful and tedious illness which she bore with unexampled fortitude and pious resignation to the Devine Will.Entrance to King's Camp Government House Hill
Augusta Robinson
To the Memory ofAUGUSTA ROBINSON4th daughter ofSir. F.P. ROBINSON, K.G.B.She died of a malignant feverApril 19th 1820 in the 15th year of her age.While living she was the delight of the family to whomher death was the cause of inexpressible grief.Tobagonian womanwith her produce from the market
Betty Creighton's Will
In the name of the Lord our God, Amen,I, Betty Creighton, now in pain and fearing my days are nearly spent, make this last will and testament. Though weak in body yet sound in mind as e'er a Solomon left behind.first I desire two earthly crustMay decently be laid in dust, and let some stone point out the spot, where Betty Creighton lies to rot and to defray the cast thus told my negress fanny must be sold next to Betty Hunter my friend so strue, I leave the remaining residue;Also my household furniture -Though I must confess its gift is poor; For she must take on her the troubleto see me laid beneath the stubbleNext is old Mary Ann Denoon(although they'll follow very soon)I leave my house and lot of land and stock, the whole ather command."Old James Denoon" and his son James jointly Executor I do appointOf my last will this is the whole,So God above receive my soul.May 20, 1815 (Signed) Betty her + CreightonWomen on the way to the market
Catherine Yeates
CHARLOTIEVILLE ESTATETo the Memory ofCATHERINE YEATESDied the 3rd day of June, 1810and Elizabethaged 1 year and 7 monthsA young boy making his way down the hill to town
Charles Edward Grimstone
CHARLES EDWARD GRIMSTONEDied February 1851aged 7 years and 10 months."Suffer the little children to comeunto me and forbid them not.For of such is the Kingdom of God."also ofHARRIETTThe beloved wife of the above namedCHARLES ISAAC LEPALSTRIERwho was summoned to followhis dear little onesto another and better worldon the 26th September of the same yearthe 31st year of her age."The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.Blessed is the name of the Lord."A vendor inScarborough
Charles Foster Groom - Merchiston Estate
Merchiston EstateSacred to the Memory ofCHARLESsecond son ofJAMES FOSTER GROOM Esq. of LondonScarborough
Charles Isaac Le Plastrier
Sacred to the Memory ofThe Honourable CHARLES ISAAC LAPLASTRIERProvost Marshal - General of this ColonyDied 25th December, 1868.aged 61 years.also ofWILLIAM LA PLASTRIER.His sondied 6th February.1869in his 19th year'The Memory of the Just is Blessed."Fishing boat in Scarborough
Charles Nash
Mural tablets on the walls ofSt. Andrew's Church, Scarborough.Sacred to the Memory of CHARLESeldest son of Charles Nash Esq.of Friday Street, Londonwho departed this life19th November, 1841 aged 26 years.Methodist Church
Charles W. Sealy
To the Memory ofCHARLES W. SEALYBorn 25th December 1854Died 27th January 1869.Tobago Windmill Ruin Bucco Estate
Christopher Sweedland
RICHMONDSacred to the Memory ofCHRISTOPHER SWEEDLANDSecond son of Capt. George Sillslate Clerk of the Checque of theTower of London.He departed this life on the8th January 1840 aged 30 years.
Courland Estate - Old Great House
COURLAND ESTATEnear site of the-Old Great House.SACRED to the Memory ofELIZA MAC DOUGALSecond daughter of JAMES McQUEENAn affectionate wifeA tender MotherA dutiful daughterand a kind friendwho died January 27th 1837in the 30th year of her life.This stone is erected to her memoryby her afflicted husbandALEXANDER MAC DOUGAL1837Tobago: Richmond Estate House
Donald Urquhart
To the Memory ofDONALD URQUHARTCarpenter who died at Speyside Estateon the 15th of June, 1837aged 32 years(The remainder of the inscription is defaced.)Edward Randell
Sacred to the Memory ofEDWARD RANDELLInfant son ofCharles Isaac and Harriett Le PlastrierDied 15th January, 1851aged 1 year and 5 monthsand of his brother.Old Water wheel
Eliabeth Cruickshank
Amity HopeBeneath this stoneare depositedthe remains ofELIABETH CRUICKSHANKwife of JOHN CRUICKSHANK, Esq.who departed this lifeon the 11th February, 1839 aged 47 years.Elizabeth Tait
SCOTCH KIRK BURIAL GROUND, ScarboroughSacred to the Memory ofELIZABETH TAITwife of the Honourable Peter Taitwho departed this life8th March 1857 aged 55 years"The dead in Christ shall rise firstTobago Ruin of old Bishop high School
Emily Stoney
Sacred to the Memory ofEMILY, daughter of Lieut H.B. STONEY6th Regiment Fort Adjutant, Tobagoaged six monthsdied 9th day of November 1847Ensign Selway
Sacred to the Memory ofEnsign SELWAY 36th RegimentDied 29th July 1827ERNESTINA ROSALIE RENKEWITZ
Born 30th June, 1842Departed 3rd May, 1843.Fort King George
FORT GRANBY
Beneath this stone lies interred the Body ofMr. JAMES CLARK who departed this life the6th of July, 1772. Aged 30 years.Close up of the stone work of Fort King George
Frederica Caroline Anderson - Plymouth
FREDERICA CAROLINE ANDERSONBorn March 16th 1849.Died January 30th 1882age 32 years.
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PLYMOUTH
Within these wall are deposited the Bodies ofMrs. BETTY STIVEN and her child. She was the beloved wifeof ALEX STIVEN who to the end of his days willdeplore her death, which happened upon the 25th dayof November 1783 in the 23rd year of her age wasremarkable of her she was a mother without knowing it,and a wife without letting her husband know it, exceptby her kind indulgences to him.
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On the northern horn of the beautiful bay of Plymouth which lies on the north coast of Tobago are to be seen the ruins of what was once the substantial residence of president SCOTT It is still said that if he had not retired when he did from the Government Service he would surely have been made Governor of the Island. But when told this he always answered that his house was as good as Government House and in it he would sooner rest than work in Government House.In the grounds of this ruined house, and some ten or twelve yards from the western wall, lie buried in a substantial vault the remains of his favourite daughter and her new born child. Although the vault is scarcely recognisable from the ruins and rubbish which cover it, the top is in a fair state of preservation and as will be seen from the inscription is not without interest. To some people it presents a little puzzle; to others it is full of romantic sentiment. The stone which has worn remarkably well is of a fine quality slate, such as is commonly used for the roofs of vaults and mural tablets. It measures six feet eight inches long, three feet four inches broad, and is five inches thick with a half inch level round the upper edge. Considering its age and the use to which the sorrowing husband put it in the first instance it seems a great pity that it should be allowed to lie in the state of neglect in which it is at present.
PLYMOUTH BURIAL GROUND
Sacred to the Memory ofCHARLES JOHN WALLERLieut. 21st Regiment.Second son of the late W Waller, Esq., of Chesterton,Huntingdonshire who died at Tobago1st November 1820 aged 22.
Fort King James
Georgiana Eastmond
Mt. Parnassus, Scarborough.Sacred to the Memory ofGEORGIANA EASTMONDwho departed this life26th February, 1831aged 35 years.Plantation House
Sir William Young Bart. MP
Government House on the 9th day of January, 1815.The marble headstone intended for this grave is on the wallof the Church of England in Scarborough.St. Andrew's Church, Scarborough.Marble Headstone with Arms and Crest ofSir William Young, Bart.Crest "A hand holding an arrow with the MottoPress Through."Under this Marble are deposited the remains ofHis Excellency Sir WILLIAM YOUNG, Bart., many yearsGovernor of Tobago, who departed this life on the 9thday of January, 1815, aged 65 years.Twenty three of which he had served hisCountry in Parliament.During this period he applied the best exertions of anactive and intelligent mind to the faithful discharge of his duties.Many of his proposals for the amendment of the Poor-lawsfounded in benevolence to the individualcombined with a due regard to the interest of the publicwas adopted by the Legislature: and may best evincethat his labours for the benefit of his country were notunprofitably employed."This Public Testimonyof respect and regardis erected to His Memoryby the unanimous resolutionof the Board of Counciland House of General Assemblyof Tobago.Tobago House
Harriet Robinson
Government House, TobagoTo the Memory ofHARRIET,Daughter of Sir F.P ROBINSON, K.G.B.Governor of TobagoShe died January 4th 1819 aged 10 yearsof the malignant fever with which the Island wasthen afflicted. She was a child of the most amiable andpromising disposition and endearingin the highest degree.Close up of Cannon
He that believeth in Me
Though He were deadYet shall he live.John. 11th v. 25th.Hector Jack
Departed June 1840Henry Charles Darling
Sacred tothe Memory ofMajor GeneralHENRY CHALRES DARLING.Lieutenant Governor of the Colonywho departed this lifeon the 11th February, 1845 aged 64.Henry Iles Woodcock
In Memory ofHENRY ILES WOODCOCKLate Chief Justice of Tobagowho died 16th October,1866 aged 66 years.The Honourable Henry Yeaates
Sacred to the Memory ofTHE HONOURABLE HENRY YEAATESPresident of H.M. 's Counciland at various times Administratorof the Government of Tobago.Died 10th November, 1854aged 63 years.The Honourable Hugh Mc Dougall
In Memory ofthe Honourable HUGH MAC DOUGALLof Islay, Argyleshirewho departed this life in Tobagoon the 1st June, 1866in the 49th year of his age.Isabella Ledgerton
BATIEAUBAYnear-SpeysideHere lie interred the remains ofISABELLA LEDGERTONwho died the 14th day of July, 1809aged 22 yearsmuch regretted.In memory of whose virtues, sisterly affectionand devotion, her brother JAMES C. LEDGERTONher placeth this stone.JACOB PRINCE
Born 15th July, 1845Departed 16th December, 1845James A. Caruth Gordon
PLYMOUTH BURIAL GROUNDIn memory ofJAMES A. CARUTH GORDON4th stone of Robt. Rose Gordonwho died 26th February, 1856 in his Third Year.James Crooks
BELMONTHere lieth the remains ofJAMES CROOKSof Belmont Estate in this islandwho departed this life the16th day of July 1826aged 58 years.James Edward Coates
JAMES EDWARD COATESBorn 19th August, 1836.Departed 10th September, 1837James Gunn Esq.
Sacred to the Memory ofJAMES GUNN, ESQ. Merchantwho departed this life16th January, 1843 aged 32This Tablet have been erectedby his friends as a Mementoof their esteem and regret.James Henry Frances Keens C.M.G.
The Battle fought the Victory wonRest in thy Master's Joy."
This stone is erectedto the Memory of the following children ofThe Hon. JAMES HENRY KEEN, C.M.G.and his wife FRANCES KEENS
William Frederick -died Nov. 23rd 1837-aged 5 monthsSusan-do Dec. 9th 1839-aged 4 yearsEmily Alice-do Sept. 14th 1842-aged 6 monthsJohn Richard-do March 7th 1847-aged 9 monthsAlfred David-do Aug. 4th 1850-aged 6 monthsAnnie Louisa-do June 30th 1857-aged 8 monthsJames Henry-do Dec. 8th 1864-aged 21 yearsBicford Charles Angus-do Dec. 5th 1875-aged 27 years
Also to the Memor ofFRANCES relict of RICHARD JOHNSON, Esq. of H.M.S. Trinidadwho died Sept. 23rd 1838, aged 62 years also ofCaroline Ann who died Aug. 29th 1846 - aged 6 monthsClara-do Aug. 12th 1849-aged 6 months
Children of Frederick Keens Esq., of Tobago"One family we dwell in Hirn." E.C. Browne Co.BRISTOL, Eng.
Tobago House
James Henry Kens C.M.G.
Keen's Place, Calder Hall RoadSacred to the Memory ofThe Honourable JAMES HENRY KEENS, C.M.G.who died December 23rd 1878 aged 69 years.For 50 years he resided in Tobagohe administered the Government of theColony 5 times.Deserving of the position of Honour and Trust.In Public and Privatehis life was marked by uprightness and virtuewho secured him the confidence and esteemof the Community.He was faithful in all his house andhaving served his generationDied in Christ."Servant of Christ well donePraise be they new employJames Hull
Born 9th December 1854Departed 11th December 1854James Laird John Laird
PLYMOUTH BURIAL GROUNDSacred to the Memory ofJAMES LAIRDwho died here the 5th July 1820.Aged 21 years.This tone was erected byJOHN LAIRDhis father of Port Glasgowin affectionate remembrance of a Dutiful Son.James Thomas Light
Born 4th September, 1776Departed 2nd August, 1833.James Wellington
Sacred to the Memory ofJAMES WELLINGTONson of the Honourable John Mc Callwho died 6th September 1863aged 2 years and 10 months."The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away.Blessed be the name of the Lord."James William Eyre Esq.
Sacred to the Memory ofJAMES WILLIAM EYRE, ESQ.Royal Engineers.Second sone of the Rev. JAMES EYREof Solihull in the Country of Warwick andRector of Winterboume and of Nettleton, Wilts.He died August 21, 1825 aged 33.Deeply lamented by his family and friends.Jane Theresa Grant
Born June 17th 1837Departed February 24th 1874.Jane Yeates
who died in this Island on 2nd of September 1838. aged 25 years
Beloved and regretted.
RISELANDS
Erected to the Memory of
JANE
wife of HENRY YEATES
who departed this life October 1st 1829.
Her congenial and other virtues and her amiable disposition endeared her to all who knew her and her early death has proved an irreparable loss to an affectionate and sorrowing husband to whom she had been a wife for five years.
Note: Henry Yeates was the Registrar of Slaves in Tobago. Buried in St. Andrews Churchyard.
Janet Glover
CONCORDIA ESTATESacred to the Memory ofJANETwife of JOHN GLOVER, Esq.of this islandwho departed this life on the11th day of SeptemberAnno Domini 1815."Give her of the Fruit of her hands and let her ownworks praise her in the Gates."John D. Belfast
Died October 20th 1853aged 39 years.John George Alleyne
Sacred to the Memory ofJOHN GEORGE ALLEYNEwho departed this lifeon the 25th day of Julyin the year of Our Lord 1824aged 61 years.He was a kind and dutiful husbandan affectionate fatherand a sincere friend.He has left an afflicted widow andtwo fatherless sons to deplore his loss.AlsoBeneath this stone lie the remains ofhis deceased brotherBENJAMIN ALLEYNEwho died on the 19th day of August, 1829aged 54 years.John Hastie
WOODLANDS ESTATE
Sacred to the Memory of
JOHN HASTIE
who departed this life 16th March, 1832
"I know that my Redeemer loveth."
John Hector Brown
Born October 2nd 1821Departed November 3rd 1860John Henryhamilton
Sacred to the Memory ofJOHN HENRY HAMILTONof Tobago.Born June 25th 1834Died December 28th 1868.John McCall
Betsey's Hope or Louis D'Or EstateSacred to the Memory ofThe Honourable JOHN McCALLof Betsey's Hope Estatewho died at Tobago24th March, 1879.John Theodore Hull
Born February 27th 1848Departed September 21st 1850John Unlacke Jeffery
Sacred to the Memory ofCaptain JOHN UNLACKE JEFFERYof the 81st Regt. of Footwho departed this life at Tobagoon the 1st July, 1841 aged 34This Tablet is erected by his Brother Officers.Joseph Scott John Scott
SACRED to the Memory of the HonourableJOSEPH SCOTTwho departed this life while in Command of the IslandThe 11th March, 1843 aged 67......................
SACRED to the Memory ofJOHN SCOTTwho departed this life1819 aged 24.
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Judith Piggott
LAMBEAUnear site of old Great House.here lieth the Body ofJUDITH PIGGOTT, SpinsterDaughter ofJOHN AND MARGARET PIGGOTTof the Island Barbados.She departed this life on thetwelfth day of December, 1798,aged 27 years.Keighley Yorshire
in Keighley, YorshireDeparted May 1st, 1833 in Tobagoaged 39 years.Glorify your Father
"Let your Light so shineBefore men, that theymay see your good worksand glorify your Fatherwhich is in Heaven."Lieutenant F.P. Robinson
To the Memory ofLieut. F.P ROBINSONof the 4th Regt. of Foot.Aide de Camp and Private Secretary of His Father.Sir F. P ROBINSION, K.G.B. Governor of Tobago.He died of a malignant fever March 15th 1820 in the 21styear of his age deeply lamented by his father and familyand by all who knew him.Lieutenant General The Right Hon. Stapleton Lord Combermere
Comer stone - Old MilitaryHospital, Fort St. George, nowresidence for the Warden.The inscription reads as follows:-His Excellency Lieut. GeneralThe Right Honourable STAPLETONLord CombermereG.C.B., C.C.T.S. G.C.G.Commander of the Forcesetc. etc. etc.Lieut Colonel S.T POPHAM24th Foot D. Q.M.C.- 1818Lt. col. Walker, Architect.Lieutenant Thomas John Peshall
Wreck of Lieutenant PESHALL,of the British Frigate LA FRANCHISE.To the HumaneThe following detail and chain of evidence regarding Lt. Thomas John Peshall, and his companions wrecked in a schooner belonging to His Majesty's British frigate, La Franchise, in the Gulph of Mexico on the 9th of January, 1806, is addressed by Lady Peshall, the unhappy Mother of Lieutenant Peshall, to Merchant
Major A Cameron
FORT ST GEORGE, SCARBOROUGHOfficers' Burial GroundSacred to the Memory ofBrevet Major A. CAMERON.21st Regiment late 79th Highlanderswho died at Tobago 22nd October 1820aged 28 years.C. Rossi. BarbadosMargaret Douglas
In the Memory ofMARGARET, Relict ofROBERT DOUGLAS, M.C.S.C.and late Speaker of theHouse of Assembly of Tobago.Died 2nd February 1867aged 72 years and 5 months.Margeret H. Duke
Born March 6th 1847Departed November 16th 1850.Maria King
Sheerwood or Shirwood Park.Sacred to the Memory ofMARIA KINGThe last survivor of the family ofMarina Jane Lancaster
Born 5th may, 1852Departed 30th April, 1863.Martha Rogers
To the Memory ofMARTHA ROGERSwho departed this life 4th May, 1859in her 26th yearMartha Taylor
MONTGOMERY
MARTHA TAYLOR From Antigua.
Departed October 31st 1851.
Mary Ann Lancaster
Born 17th may, 1850
Departed 17th August, 1852.
Mary Light
Born 25th November, 1784Departed 3rd September, 1838.Christopher William Irvine Esq.
RUNYMEDEcalled by the old inhabitants"Massa's Grave"Sacred to the Memory ofCHRISTOPHER WILLIAM IRVINE, ESQ.who died in this Island on the13th January 1810 aged 53.Note: Mr. C.W Irvine was a Member ofthe House of Assembly and the owner of Runymede Estate.Lieutenant Governor Peter Campbell
MadalaineVebtour
MOUNT PLEASANT
near Church of England School.
In Memory of The Honourable
Lieutenant Governor PETER CAMPBELL
who died on the ninth day of January MDCCLXXIX (1779) aged 52 years.
Mt. Pleasant Church of England Burial Ground.
Sacred to the Memory of MADELAINE VENTOUR
only daughter of BENJAMIN VENTOUR, ESQ. of
AUCHEN SKEOCH ESTATE
Departed this life on August 28th 1847
aged 21 years.
Lieutenant Otto B Mackie Esq.
Sacred to the Memory of
OTIO. B. MACKIE, Esq.
Lieutenant in the
Royal Regt. of Artillery and Fort Adjutant
of this Colony who departed this life
August the 3rd 1846 aged 27 years
Erected as a Tribute
of Affection
By his eldest brother.
Peter Tait
To the Memory ofThe Honourable PETER TAITwho died 9th July, 1859, aged 64.Mr. Tait was a native of Dunfrieshire in Scotland but formany years a valued member of this community, towhich in various capacities he rendered lastingobligations. But his memory is chiefly endeared to hisadopted County for his extensive charities and activebenevolence virtues which survive him in theTestamentary provision which he made forthe poor of every religious denomination in the Colony.
Sacred to the Memory ofThe Honourable PETER TAITwho died the 9th July, 1859aged 64 years.
Richard Newton Bennett
Sacred to the Memory ofThe Honourable RICHARD NEWTON BENNETTof Blackstoops in the County of Wexford, Irelandwhere his family had residedduring a Century and a half.He was called to the Bar in the year 1796was appointed Chief Justice ofTobago 16th April 1832and departed this life 15th February 1836aged 66 years.He was endeared to his friends by the aniablenessof a temper which no annoyance could sourand a benevolence no injury could convert.Tobago, Botanic Gardens
Robert Austin
BOTANIC GARDENS, ScarboughSacred to the Memory ofROBERT AUSTINof Glasgowwho died 19th JulyRobert Douglas
In Memory ofROBERT DOUGLASBorn 22nd January, 1800Died 17th April, 1859.Robinson Scobie
To the Memory ofROBINSON SCOBIEMerchant in this islandwho died 12th July, 1856in his 28th year.This Memorial has beenerected by his widow.Samuel Henry Frederick Abbott
To the Memory ofSAMUEL HENRY FREDERICK ABBOTTLate Chief Justice of Tobagowho died on the 10th of October, 1867This stone has been erected byPublic subscription.Samuel Wright
MONTGOMERYSAMUEL M. WRIGHTBorn March 24th, 1794Sidney Herbert Knocker Esq.
In Memory ofSidney Herbert KNOCKER, Esq.Lieutenant of the Corps of Royal Engineersson of WILLIAM KNOCKER, Esq.of Dover, Kentwho departed this lifeon the 2nd day of November 1821in the 29th year of his age.Blessed are those Servantswhom the Lord when He comethshall find watching.Luke 12th v 37thWatch, thereforeFor ye know not what hour.Matt. 27th v. 42ndLest corning suddenly he finds you sleeping.Mark 13th v. 36thSir William Young Bart. M.P.
Government House, Tobago.This is the grave ofSir William Young, Bart., M.P.For many years Governor of Tobago who died atGovernment House on the 9th day of January, 1815.The marble headstone intended for this grave is on the wallof the Church of England in Scarborough.St. Andrew's Church, Scarborough.Marble Headstone with Arms and Crest ofSir William Young, Bart.Crest "A hand holding an arrow with the MottoPress Through."Under this Marble are deposited the remains of HisExcellency Sir WILLIAM YOUNG, Bart., many yearsGovernor of Tobago, who departed this life on the 9thday of January, 1815, aged 65 years.Twenty three of which he had served hisCountry in Parliament.During this period he applied the best exertions of anactive and intelligent mind to the faithful discharge ofhis duties. Many of his proposals for the amendment of the Poor-lawsfounded in benevolence to the individualcombined with a due regard tothe interest of the publicwas adopted by the Legislature: and may best evincethat his labours for the benefit of his country were notunprofitably employed."This Public Testimonyof respect and regardis erected to His Memoryby the unanimous resolutionof the Board of Counciland House of General Assemblyof Tobago.Adventure buses waiting for travelers
Stewart Lancaster
In Memory ofSTEW ART LANCASTERwho died April 29th 1854aged 75 years.Susanna Mary Hull
MONTGOMERYMoravian Burial GroundSUSANNA MARY HULLBorn October 16th, 1849Departed September 29th 1850Susanna Patrick
August 20th, 1838February 4th 1854aged 26 years.Pigeon Point Jetty circa 1940s
"Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord."
Thomas William Horsford
Departed April 23rd, 1861aged 25 years.Thos Bird Esq.
Thos. BIRD, Esq. ofSHIRWOOD PARK ESTA TE TOBAGOwife of JOHN KING, Master in H.M.R.N.and a member of the Legislative Council in his island.she departed this life 14th February 1817leaving an affectionate husband and three sonsto deplore the loss of themost loving wife, affectional mother and sincere friendthat ever lived.US Air Force officer inspects a donkey on Hamilton Street
Walter Hamilton
Departed November 20th 1845aged 56 years.Droghers off Scarborough
William Arendale Child
The Glen, Scarborough, TobagoIn Memory ofWILLIAM ARNDALE CHILDFor many years a Magistrate in this island.Born at Edinburgh July 30th 1803.Died at the Glen October 25th 1861.Erected by his affectionate widow.A young man transporting his produce with a donkey
William Augustus Prince
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS PRINCEBorn 24th November, 1790Departed 9th August 1849.William Henry Scott
BURLEIGH CASTLENow Government Farm.Sacred to the Memory ofWILLIAM HENRY SCOTTwho departed this life atBURLEIGH CASTLE ESTATE11th January 1834after 24 years 1 month and 4 days.William Kennedy Cockburn
CONCORDIA ESTATEIn Memory ofWILLIAM KENNEDY COCKBURNSecond son of the lateWALTER COCKBURN, ESQ.of Edinburghwho died here on the 17th August 1848aged 33 years.Donkey Cart
William Lemon
WILLIAM LEMONBorn January 24th, 1837Departed September 26th, 1858aged 21 years.William Maynard
Sacred to the Memory ofWILLIAM MAYNARDSon of William and Mary Alleynewho departed this life on the10th day of August 1829 aged 3 monthsWilliam Pollock
Sacred to the Memory ofWILLIAM POLLOCKinfant son of theHonourable John McCallwho died 11th April 1868."Christ said suffer little children to come unto meand forbid them not for such is the Kingdom of God."No comments: Friday, 31 July 2020 Welcome to the Virtual Museum to Commemorate the Abolition of Slavery and Emancipation in Trinidad and Tobago1807-2020 Two Hundred and Thirteen Years on the Road to Freedom:The Abolition of the Slave Trade in Trinidad TobagoTwo exhibitions at the National Museum and Art Gallery, Port of Spain, in 2007 The National Museum in Port of SpainDuring these times of the Coronavirus pandemic, when schools in Trinidad and Tobago and all over the world are closed, we would like to take teachers, students and parents on a virtual tour of the Museum of the Abolition of Slavery and Emancipation in Trinidad and Tobago, which were temporary exhibitions at the National Museum and Art Gallery, Port of Spain, in 2007. They were mounted to commemorate the bi-centennial anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire (1807) and the emancipation of the enslaved (1838). The exhibition was opened on March 27, 2007 and ran until April 8, under the aegis of the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs in collaboration with the Committee for the Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
The second exhibit, "Emancipation in Trinidad", was mounted later that year to commemorate the emancipation of the enslaved in Trinidad and Tobago in 1838.
The exhibits were coordinated by the Curator of the National Museum, Mr. Vel Lewis. They were conceptualised and built by Gérard Besson with items and images from the collection of the National Museum, augmented by materials from Paria Publishing's archives. Prof. Bridget Brereton assisted with the research and writing of the captions, and held a public lecture at the Museum on 3 August, 2007.
Double-click on the images to enlarge and read them!
The poster for the exhibition, showing the entrance to Champs Elysées estate in Maraval, then a plantation belonging to Jean Valleton de Boissière, a slave trader (on horseback, being pointed at accusingly by an enslaved man). It was illustrated by an anti slavery activist, possibly Richard Bridgens.Slavery in the Caribbean has been too narrowly identified with the Negro. A racial twist has thereby been given to what is basically an economic phenomenon. Slavery was not born of racism, rather, racism was the consequence of slavery. Unfree labour in the New World was brown, white, black and yellow, Catholic, Protestant and Pagan.
(Trinidad and Tobago's first Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams, from his book "Capitalism and Slavery", 1964)
Non-African Slaves in the CaribbeanDr. Williams goes on to write that the first instance of slave trading and slave labour that was developed in the New World involved, racially, not the African but the Amerindian. The immediate successor of the Amerindian was not the African but the impoverished European.Some of these Europeans where indentured servants, people who had arranged with the captain of a ship to pay for their passage on arrival or within a specified time thereafter, and if they did not, they were auctioned off by the captain. Other Europeans who were forced into unpaid labour in the Caribbean were convicts, the destitute and those who were the victims of religious persecution. These people were sent out to serve for a specified time in the plantations or to work as domestics in households.
In 2007, the world commemorated the bi-centennial of the abolition of the African slave trade in the British Empire. TheSlave Trade Actwas an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed on 25th March, 1807. The act abolished the sale and transportation of African slaves to the New World in and around the Atlantic Ocean, a trade which had begun in 1562.
Two Hundred and Thirteen Years on the Road to Freedom in Trinidad TobagoWhat Port of Spain looked like from the sea in the early 19th century (lithograph of the 1820s by Richard Bridgens)
What San Fernando looked like from the seain the early 19th century (porcelain lid in the National Museum Collection)Trinidad, as compared to Tobago, was a late starter in the plantation economies of the Caribbean. Tobago had an early start in the plantation economies of the New World. It was partially settled by the Courlanders, today's Baltic States, and the Dutch in the 17th century. It was contested by the French in the 18th and finally captured by the British in the 19th century, changing hands back and forth among these European powers. During this period, slaves were continuously brought to Tobago from stations on the West Coast of Africa by the various European powers.
There were times when Tobago was abandoned, and described as a desert island. Nevertheless, Tobago continued to produce sugar well into the 19th century, as the various relics of the sugar industry may to this day be glimpsed in the abandoned windmills and waterwheels, and the rusting steam-powered crushing plants.
Main Street, Scarborough, Tobago, circa 1825. Possibly a slave ship is anchored in the Bay.
Illustration by Captain Wilson (Tom Cambridge Collection)
Views of theexhibition: display cases and objects Storage Jar
This large earthenware jar, made in England, probably dates from the 1800s, and would have been used on a sugar estate for the storage of rum, molasses, or sugar. It is one of the few objects made of this material to have survived from the period of slavery, and as such may be seen as the central exhibit of this exposition.
Trinidad's Cedula for Population of 1783Trinidad became a Spanish colony in 1498. Not seen as being of strategic importance to Spain, it was neglected until it was decided, by the Spanish Government, in the late 18th century, to introduce a population to Trinidad. The catalyst for this significant event was Philippe Roume de St. Laurent, a Grenadian of French descent. He obtained a Royal Cedula for the Population of Trinidad from the Spanish Crown on the 4th November, 1783, and was responsible for its propagation throughout the Caribbean region.
This decree granted free lands to foreign settlers in Trinidad. Among its stipulations was that the settlers be Roman Catholics and subjects of nations allied to Spain. As a result, French, Irish, German, Italian and English families arrived in Trinidad.
The Cedula of 1783 was remarkable for its time, in that it sought to accommodate by giving Civil Rights to those Black and mixed race people of the Caribbean who, for a variety of reasons, were not enslaved.
This would make Trinidad unique, in that from the inception of the Cedula for Population, the majority of "Free People" in Trinidad were of a mixture of Africans and of people who were of African and European descent.
Amongst the several Articles of the Cedula there are two that are of particular relevance to this exhibition:Art. III. To each white person, either sex, shall be granted four fanegas and two sevenths of land (equal to ten quarrees French measure, or thirty-two acres English measure) and half the above quantity for every negro or mulatto slave that such white person or persons shall import with them, making such a division of the land, that each shall partake of the good, bad and indifferent. And these distributions shall be recorded in a vellum book of population, specifying the name of each inhabitant, the date of his admission, the number of individuals of his family, his quality and rank; and every such inhabitant shall have an authentic copy from said book for the parcel of land alloted to him, which shall serve as a title to his property in the same.
Art. IV. The free negroes and mulattoes who shall come to settle in the said island, in quality of inhabitants and chief of families, shall have half the quantity of land granted to the whites, and if they bring with them slaves, being their own property, the quantity of land granted to them shall be increased in proportion to the number of said slaves, and to the land granted to said negroes and mulattoes, this is, one half of the quantity granted to the slaves of whites; and their titles for lands shall be equally legal and granted in the same manner as to whites.
Population figures of Trinidad from 1782 to 1810The 1803 figures show that while the numbers of the Europeans, Free Blacks and Amerindians remained almost stable, the number of African slaves doubled to 20,464 as the production of sugar burgeoned under the first six years of British rule. It can be assumed that this figure was still increasing until the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. Population statistics Trinidad 1782 1810 (double-click to enlarge)
Trinidad Slave Census of 1813 and other population numbersTotal number of African slaves in Trinidad in 1813 was 25,696. Of these 11,633 were Creole slaves, that is, born on the estates or in the households of their owners. These can be broken down thus: 7,088 born in Trinidad, 2,576 from British Colonies, 1,593 from French Colonies, and 376 from other places. (Source, B. W. Higman, Slave Populations of the British Caribbean 18071834. )
Map of West African tribes brought to Trinidad and Tobago
Total number of African slaves in Trinidad 13,984 in the 1800s. Comprising :
Ibo, South Eastern Nigeria 2,863
Congo, Congo 2,450
Moco, Cameroons 2,240
Mandingo, Senegambia 1,421
Kormantyn, Ghana, Gold Coast,
Fanti, Ashanti, others 1,068
Kwakwa, Ivory Coast 473
Sierra Leone, Temne 169, Susu 145
Kissi, 63, 377
Ibibio, South Eastern Nigeria 371
Raddah, Dahomey 281
Chamba, Nigeria 275
Fulani, Northern Nigeria 171
Popo, Dahomey 112
Hausa, Northern Nigeria 109
Yoruba, Western Nigeria 10
Various tribal groupings 818
Number of slaves freed in Trinidad in 1834.The starting point of the Middle Passage was the sale of Africans by other Africans. Here, the King of Dahomey presides over his court, with Europeans slave traders looking on. (From: Archibald Dalzel, The History of Dahomy, 1793, as reproduced in From Columbus to Castro, Eric Williams)
The Beginnings of the Slave Trade in AfricaThe arrival of the Portuguese and the building of the first European fort at Arguin in 1448, followed by the second in 1482 at Elmina on the Gold Coast, had at first little impact on Africa. The immediate objective of the Europeans was to take a share in the gold and pepper trade, dominated at the time by Arab middlemen, the slave trade being of secondary interest.But with the development of sugar plantations in Brazil and the West Indies, the slave trade became a major source of profit, especially after the Dutch and British had ousted the Portuguese from along the Gold and Slave Coasts (todays coastal Côte dIvoire and Ghana). Fortified trading stations were set up as bases for this trade, the Portuguese continuing from their bases in Angola and Cacheu (now Guinea-Bissau).
At this time, Europeans remained largely ignorant of the African interior, and their influence was limited generally to the coast. In the far south the Dutch were established in the Cape, and in the northeast Islam was spreading.
Until about 1800, with the exception of the Ottomans in the north (their power was more nominal than real), Africa remained largely independent of foreign control. It was a world unto itself, but in no position to compete with the technology of Europe that was about to explore and eventually dominate this vibrant continent.There had been a slave trade in West Africa for centuries before the coming of the Europeans. South of the Sahara, in the vast grasslands known as the Sudan, great empires had grown up in medieval times (circa 12th to 15th century). These states had long raided the forest areas for slaves, who were then transported across the desert for sale in the markets of Morocco.
But the Sudan had been falling increasing into chaos and decline since 1590, and soon the flow of slaves was moving south and west to the ocean rather than north into the desert. Throughout the 18th century, the harbours of the West African coastline reaching from Senegal to Angola, were annually infested with European ships seeking to purchase slaves.
The trade was well organised, and the Europeans did not capture slaves themselves as a rule. Rather, the latter were captured far into the interior of the African continent in great slave raiding wars, then sold through a series of African middlemen down to the coast, where Europeans acquired them from local chiefs in exchange for goods in demand in Africa, such as guns, copper, iron ware, rum and textiles.
The great and increasing demand for sugar in Europe had in turn created an insatiable demand for slave labour in the West Indies among other places in the New World, where sugar cane was grown. Millions of Africans were captured in tribal wars or kidnapped from their villages, sometimes branded, and sold or exchanged for trade goods and shipped across the ocean to be worked to death on the plantations of the New World.
Slave Coffle
A 19th century engraving of captives being marched to the coast for export. Prisoners of war, malefactors of a community or victims of slave raiders: the enslaved were chained or yoked by the neck in the cleft of a forked branch and had to walk to the coast. (Jackdaw No. 12)
Transport of Africans to the coast to sell them into slaveryThe Miserable Journey to the CoastOf the captured Africans, those who collapsed from hunger, sickness or exhaustion and who could not be whipped or goaded into continuing their journey to the coast, were abandoned to the vultures and wild animals. (Jackdaw No. 12)
Trading Station in Africa
At the trading station on the coast, the slaves were sold by the African or Arab sellers to the European shippers. Here the slaves were sometimes branded before being put aboard a slave ship. (Jackdaw No. 12)
Branding irons
Metal letters which were heated red hot and used to brand the owners mark on to the slaves skin.
Below, a view of the exhibition hall and some of the objects that were on display.
The Benin Bronzes
are a collection of brass plaques and objects from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin which are held by the National Museum Art Gallary. These Bronzes are believed to have been cast in Benin in the thirteenth century.
The Bronzes depict a variety of scenes, including animals, fish, humans and scenes of court life. They were cast in matching pairs (although each was individually made). It is thought that they were originally nailed to walls and pillars in the palace as decoration, some possibly also offering instructive scenes of protocol.
The Benin Empire, which occupied parts of present-day Nigeria between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, was a high civilization very rich in sculptures of diverse materials, such as iron, bronze, wood, ivory, and terra cotta. The Oba's palace in Benin, the site of production for the royal ancestral altars, also was the backdrop for an elaborate court ceremonial life in which the Oba, his warriors, chiefs and titleholders, priests, members of the palace societies and their constituent guilds, foreign merchants and mercenaries, and numerous retainers and attendants all took part.
The Horrors of the Middle PassageAfter the near extermination of the native populations of the Caribbean islands by the Spanish conquerors and their followers, the first African slaves to be shipped to the New World came via the Portuguese slave markets in Lisbon. The first documented shipload of slaves dates to 1503. Starting in 1515, Africans were brought from the Guinea coast directly to the Caribbean. Soon after, the Spanish, who had not enough ships for the number of slaves required, also gave permits to engage in the lucrative slave trade to ship owners of other nations.
Sir John Hawkins, a wealthy, Plymouth merchant, was the first systematic English slave trader in 1567. The pattern of his voyages was to sail to the Guinea coast, exchange trifles with slave-raiding Africans Kings for slaves, and sail with his human cargo to the New World, where he sold the slaves at a profit to the Spanish, returning to England with the produce of the New World. This triangular trade was called the Middle Passage.
Map of the Middle Passage:
Plymouth, Guinea, New World, Plymouth
The Careening of Slave ShipsIn many islands of the Caribbean is to be found the interesting word Carenage. This was a place on the sea front where the ocean-going, slave-carrying ships as well as merchant vessels and His Majestys ships of the line would have their bottoms cleaned and re-caulked with tar before resuming their duties.Slavers, in order to achieve high profits from the transports, needed to maintain the seaworthiness of their craft. Over 30,000 voyages were made to Africa to capture slaves.Carenage on Trinidads north-western peninsula is a memory of the time when ships were careened there. It is interesting to note that to this day, people of mostly African descent pilgrimage there to perform religious ritesModel of a SlaverThis model (below) was used by the abolitionists in the British Parliament to show the real conditions of the Middle Passage. It was shown in one case that, even allowing only two feet for the width of each slave, the legal complement of the ship was found more than this space would accommodate.
The plan of the slaving ship was prepared by the Wilberforce Committee. The illustration shows the six-foot wide platforms on which slaves were ranged like books on a shelf. They had no space above them to sit up. The deck was completely covered with rows of bodies. (Jackdaw No. 12)
Model of a slaver shown by the abolitionists in the House of CommonsSketches of slave ships
This is what a slaver under full sail on the Middle Passage would have looked like
The Lampooning of the Slave TradeThe early 19th century was a time when political lampooning served to influence political decisions in England.
The Johnny Newcome in the Caribbean series sought to demonstrate the debauched and hedonistic lives of the sugar cane planters. It also shows something of the nature of miscegenation. (the interbreeding of people who are considered to be of different racial types.)This was the origin of the so called "mulatto class," a great many of whom came to Trinidad Tobago. They were the Free Negroes and Mulattoes mentioned in Article IV of the Cedula for Population. (double-click on the picture to enlarge)
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1780s: Sugar flourishes in Trinidad and TobagoIn 1782, a man by the name of St. Hilaire Begorrat, plantation and slave owner and slave trader of Diego Martin introduces the Otaheite variety of cane, which flourishes in Trinidad. The sugar industry starts in the Port of Spain area.
The first sugar mill is erected in 1787 by a Frenchman, Picot de la Peyrouse, where Lapeyrouse Cemetery is today. Sugar becomes the leading export good and continues to be so, until 1897 when cocoa takes over.
St. Hilaire Begorrat introduced the Otaheite cane to Trinidad.Slave markets - Both Europeans and Free Black and Free Mixed Race people sold and bought enslaved Africans at Fort San Andres, close to today's City Gate in Port of Spain."For sale at the Fort in Port of Spain: a chestnut gelding, a barrel of whisky, and a well-made good-tempered black boy. April 18th, 1807." (An advertisement in a local paper)
"To be sold at the Fort: A black girl, the property of H. Debe, eleven years of age, who is extremely handy, works at her needle tolerably, and speaks English perfectly well, is of an excellent temper and willing disposition. Inquire of Mr. Owen, Carib Street, San Fernando." (An advertisement in a local paper)
Poster advertising slaves in 1829.
Poster advertising slaves prior to the abolition of the slave trade (as they are being sold from a slave ship
The Turtle Shell
Turtles generally have lifespans comparable with those of human beings, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years. Because of this, they symbolise longevity in some cultures. In Guyanese folklore, they are referred to as Old Creole.
The turtle has both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton. The first turtles already existed in the era of the dinosaurs, some 200 million years ago.
This turtle shell of a fully mature creature formed part of the original Royal Victoria Institutes Natural History collection (now the National Museum). The animal whose shell came to the Museum in the early 20th century may as such have been alive when there was still slavery in Trinidad.
Human Toll
Thetrans-Atlantic slave trade resulted in a vast loss of life for African captivesboth in Africa and in the Caribbean. The total number of slaves carried acrossthe Atlantic from Africa is a matter of dispute, it is today assumed that of11.5 million people, 9.5 million were landed alive. These numbers arecomparable to the European 20th century genocides as a result of the actionsand politics by Adolf Hitler (12 million people killed) and Josef Stalin (17million people killed). Duringthe 1790s and early years of the 19th century, the proportion of the Africanslave trade carried in British ships had been rising fast, as the Royal Navycleared the seas; between 1793 and 1807, it more than doubled. Forevery African captive arriving in the New World two died during capture ortransport. The exact number of dead may never be known, but records of theperiod and modern research paint a grim picture. The vast price paid by thepeople of Africa hardly reckons deaths of African slaves as a result of theiractual labour, slave revolts or diseases they caught while living among NewWorld populations. The savage nature of the trade, where most of the slaveswere procured during African wars, led to the destruction of individuals andcultures.
A page from the account by James Fraser of Trinidad, describing the anxiety about the abolition of the slave trade amongst the planters in Trinidad (double-click to enlarge)
Many and various arguments were raised by the West Indian planters against the abolition of the slave trade. This book, written by a gentleman of Jamaica, was addressed to a friend in London, but was intended as a criticism directed against the Reverend Clarkson, who, in association with Wilberforce, was promoting the abolition of the slave trade and ultimately the emancipation of the slaves (double-click to enlarge)
Resistance against British Ordinances to Ameliorate the Condition of the SlavesThe British Colonial Government, under political pressure from the Anti-Slavery Party in England, decreed after the abolition of the slave trade a series of Ordinances to improve the position of the slaves. These Ordinances were first enacted in Trinidad, not in other Crown Colonies like British Guiana, because Trinidad was deemed an experimental colony.
The slave-owners were alarmed and vehemently opposed these new laws, which sought to suppress the still ongoing smuggling and trade of slaves, and to secure an improvement in their civic status (i.e. they could bear witness in court, corporal punishment was banned or restricted, fixed work hours were set for them, and they could buy their own freedom).
What the slave-owners of course feared most was that their absolute authority over the slaves was undermined by these Ordinances, and in many ways they simply refused to comply with them. Many of them had experienced the slave uprisings in Haiti and Grenada, when a wholesale slaughter of European men, women and children had cost the lives of their families and friends. Also, because the plantation economy had begun just recently in Trinidad, many planters had not yet realized a return on their investment and were heavily indebted. And third, slavery had simply become a way of life over many generations, and the slave-owners could not imagine another way to exist.
The Personalities on both sides of the Movement for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and of SlaveryPro Abolition: The British Anti-Slavery Movement of the late 18th centuryIn the 1780s, the antislavery society in England grew in numbers. Public meetings were held all over the country and support increased. William Wilberforce, compelled by his strong Christian faith, became the leader of a parliamentary campaign of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Thomas Clarkson took a leading part in the affairs of the Committee, and was given the responsibility for collecting information to support the abolition of the slave trade. As Wilberforce continued to bring the issue of the slave trade before Parliament, Clarkson continued to travel and write. Between them, Clarkson and Wilberforce were responsible for generating and sustaining a national movement which mobilised public opinion as never before.
In 1791, Wilberforce introduced a bill in the House of Commons to abolish the slave trade, saying As we have been great in crime, let us be early in repentance. The bill did not pass. England then went to war with Napoleon. Delay followed delay until at last the great day dame. Sixteen long years after Wilberforce had moved the first bill, in 1807, the English parliament voted to abolish the slave trade. As members cheered, William Wilberforce was seen with tears streaming down his face.
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 29 July 1833) British politician, philanthropist, and abolitionist who led the parliamentary campaign against the slave trade.
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet (7 April 1786 19 February 1845) was a English Member of Parliament, brewer, abolitionist and social reformer. He took over as leader of the abolition movement in the British House of Commons after William Wilberforce retired in 1825. His efforts paid off in 1833 when slavery was officially abolished in the United Kingdom.Page from the Journal of John NewtonJohn Newton (17251807) was a slave trader from 175054 but later became a priest and an abolitionist. In 1788, he published a pamphlet on the slave trade and in 1790 gave evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons. It was a sermon preached by Newton which led to Wilberforce being interested in the abolition movement. (Jackdaw No. 12)
Page from the Journal of Slave Trader John Newton (double-click to enlarge)Effect on the Economy of AfricaNo one can dispute the harm done to the slaves themselves, but the effect of the trade on the African societies themselves is also an aspect of the slave trade that should be remembered.Before 1807, proponents of the slave trade, such as Archibald Dalzel, argued that African societies were robust and not much affected by the ongoing trade. In the 19th century, European abolitionists, most prominently Dr. David Livingston, took the opposite view, arguing that the fragile local economy and societies were being severely harmed by the ongoing trade.This view continued with scholars until the 1960s and 70s such as Basil Davidson, who conceded it might have had some benefits while still acknowledging its largely negative impact on Africa.Historian Walter Rodney estimates that by c.1770, the King of Dahomey was earning an estimated 250,000 per year by selling captive African soldiers and even his own people to the European slave-traders. Most of this money was spent on British-made firearms (of very poor quality) and industrial-grade alcohol.
Part II: Emancipation of the Enslaved in Trinidad and TobagoAm I not a Man and a Brother
Poster for the Exhibition
The Act of Emancipation was passed in August 1833, and became law on 1 August 1834.While children under six were immediately free, all other slaves had to serve an apprenticeship of six years for field slaves and four years for other slaves, during which they would be obliged to labour for their former owners for three-quarters of the
working week, without wages. For the rest of the week they were free to seek paid work. Special magistrates appointed and paid by the British government were to enforce the system and protect the apprentices rights. Twenty million pounds were voted to compensate slave-owners for the loss of their property. The Act represented a compromise between the anti-slavery party and the West Indian interests; if anything it gave the West Indians more than the abolitionists.
Emancipation day 1 August 1834Emancipation day 1 August 1834 was calm; but a crowd of apprentices gathered in Port of Spain near Government House shouting Point de six ans! (Not six years more!) and complaining that absolute freedom had been denied them. On the next day the crowd reappeared. Some were arrested for breaches of order, and twenty-three were publicly flogged, but Governor Hill resisted pressure to declare martial law and removed the regular troops from the city to avoid provoking trouble. There was no disorder anywhere else in the island. By 12 August, Hill reported that the great majority of the apprentices were working peacefully. Four long years would pass before full freedom would be won by the slaves of Trinidad, but, at least, after years of futile efforts to ameliorate slavery, liberty was in sight."
(Bridget Brereton, A History of Modern Trinidad, p. 63)
The Exhibition's entrance
18071834: The Years after the Abolition of the Slave TradeDemographics 1810-1813Trinidad had begun to be a slave colony late in the history of West Indian plantation economies. As such, its demographics differed from the mature slave colonies like Jamaica, Barbados, or Tobago.
This is how Trinidad differed from mature colonies the period 18101813,
only 67% of the population were slaves in mature colonies, the proportion was at least 90%slaves in Trinidad were more often property of coloured or black slave-owners than in other colonies, because of the large amount of free coloured planters in Trinidad. slaves were concentrated in small holdings. 60% belonged to units of under 50 slaves (in Jamaica, the proportion was only 24%), 8% lived in units of over 150 slaves. In 1834, 80% of slave owners had less than 10 slaves, only 1% held over 100 slaves. 25% of Trinidad slaves lived in Port-of-Spain, 20% lived on estates growing coffee, cocoa or provisions; just over 50% lived on sugar plantations, far fewer than in Barbados or Jamaica13,980 Trinidad slaves were natives of Africa, only 11,629 were born in the West Indies (Creole).
(Information from Frasers History of Trinidad)
Entrance of the Exhbition, with an African Carving and and African Talking Drum on exhibit
The Exhibition's entrance
The Slave FamilyAfrican-born slaves tended to marry fellow Africans, only 10% of African men had Creole wives. While family units headed by a male were quite common, the majority of the slave children lived with their mothers, especially in the large urban slave population.
The formation of stable families was not possible if slaves belonged to different owners, and was often interrupted by the high mortality rate in the slave population. Between 18161834, the slave population declined from 25,287 to 17,539 persons, or 32%, due to deaths outnumbering births.
(Information from Frasers History of Trinidad)
An African musical instrument called a Marimba.
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1830s: Daaga and Jonas Mohammed BathThese are the stories of two Africans in the West Indies in the 1830s, who did not resign themselves to the system, but sought to take their fate into their own hands and make a change. One of them ended in tragedy, the other was eminently successful in bettering the lot of his fellow Africans.
Jonas Mohammed Bath Mandingo Society LeaderIn 1804 or 05, a Mandingo slave arrived in Trinidad who was a Muslim Imam in West Africa. He bought his freedom and began to form a community of Muslim ex-slaves who pooled their resources to purchase the freedom of fellow Mandingos.
In the 1830s, this group of about 140 lived in a community in Port of Spain, and were involved in money-lending, trade and planting. They owned cocoa estates and houses, and even slaves non-Mandingo Africans, just as they would have done in the Senegambia.
Baths community retained their African identity and Muslim religion, and they were determined to go back to Africa. They petitioned the Governor and the British government, but Bath died in 1838. But a few members of his community succeeded and were repatriated to Benin and the Senegambia. Most of them, however, remained in Port of Spain and were joined by other Mandingos and Muslims amongst the freed Africans who arrived at these shores.
Daaga Freed African and MutineerAfter 1807, the British Navy enforced the law which abolished the shipping of Africans for the purpose of selling them as slaves on the Atlantic Ocean, by hunting down slavers on the high seas. Those surviving the capture were liberated and distributed amongst the British colonies as free labourers. Several of the freed African men were drafted into the West India Regiments and became often became outstanding soldiers.
An exception was Daaga, a remarkably tall man of 6 feet 6 inches in height, who stated that he had been an adopted prince of the Pawpaw tribe, and that he himself had captured many Yoruba slaves and sold to Portuguese slavers before a plot of treason had brought him to Trinidad as a freed African. He was given the name of Donald Stewart upon arrival in Trinidad, drafted into the 1st West India Regiment, trained as a soldier and stationed in St. Joseph.
On 8th June, 1837, Daaga became the leader of a mutiny amongst the African soldiers of the Regiment, setting houses and barracks on fire and singing African war songs. While Daaga himself was overwhelmed and detained, an armed group of mutineers were making for the East, where they met dispatches of the local militia. In a melee outside Arima, five mutineers were killed, six wounded, and three taken prisoners. The others fled.
Daaga, together with two other ringleaders, were tried and convicted to death by firing squad, a sentence that was carried out on 16th August, 1837.
Carting sugarcane on the Rose Hill Plantation Port of Spain in the 1820s.
Edward Jackson, an Englishman, was the proprietor of this estate. It was situated in East Port of Spain. It is possible that this house was at the foot of Gloster Lodge Road, although it is also said that it stood at the top of Piccadilly Street overlooking Park Street. Jackson Place and Rose Hill are place names that remember the period.
Sir Thomas PictonLieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, Colonel Picton, as he was then, first British Governor of Trinidad, from 17971803, was to administer the island in the period immediately after the British conquest. The plantation economy, operated by slave labour, was was developing rapidly, to some extent against the inclination of the British Government, who wanted it to be a model colony. Colonel Picton, however, was strongly influenced by the French planter society of the day, in particular St.Hilaire Begoratwho had been alarmed by both the slave uprisings in Haiti and other islands in the Caribbean, and by the fall of French Ancient Regime. In addition to this, the island being the recipient of thousands of immigrants, radicalised by the events in both the Caribbean at large and the Venezuelan mainland, made Trinidad a difficult place to govern. It was said that Picton ran the island in the manner in which he ran his regiment.
Under Pictons successor, Colonel Thomas Hislop, harsh reprisals on a reputed slave insurrection were undertaken in 1805. Many slaves lost their lives, some slaves were executed, others were mutilated and deported, setting the tone for the slave society which was to last until Emancipation in 1838.
The Torture of Luisa CalderonColonel Picton ordered the torture of Luisa Calderon, a young woman of Port of Spain, accused of larceny, at the Royal Gaol in Port of Spain.This episode was an example of the medieval penal culture of the day, part of the Spanish laws which Picton under orders of Sir Ralph Abercromby, his superior officer, continued to uphold in the now British colony.At right, holding two keys, is Vallot the Gaoler. On his right is his slave, Porto Rico, who is executing the torture. One of the gentlemen on the left is St. Hilaire Begorrat, the chief magistrate at the time, a plantation and slave owner in the Diego Martin area. The presence of two members of the Illustrious Cabildo at the scene, the Spanish governing body at the time, indicates that this is government-condoned torture.
A Slave in Chains
Illustration of an anti-slavery publication of 1827.
Thomas Clarkson (front) (28 March 1760 26 September 1846), abolitionist, became a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire, with William Wilberforce (back).Iron Ladle
This utensil was used in the sugar factory to remove any solid objects like leaves, insects or other from the liquid molasses.
Voices against the Abolition of SlaveryAnother voice, that of self-interest, was the voice of planters and merchants in the West Indies and in England, particularly in the port city of Liverpool. They held a important stake in the slave trade, and set themselves against its destruction.
Liverpool Members of Parliament (MPs), merchants and their anti-abolitionist supporters worked together to oppose the abolition of the slave trade. They presented their case on the basis of the damage which abolition would cause to the national and local economy. They also tried to present responses to the humanitarian arguments against the slave trade. Slavery, they argued, was not only an aspect of the natural order of things but it was also vital for the colonies.
They said that it brought wealth to Liverpool and happiness to the slaves. Such was the belief of local merchants and politicians in the slave trade that John Tarleton, MP for Seaford, spent over three hours in 1788 trying to convince the Prime Minister William Pitt (1759-1806) that the abolition of the slave trade would bring total ruin to Liverpool.
William Burnley, Trinidads first millionaire, an American planter with a British background, established Orange Grove estate in Trinidad in the early 19th century. He was the largest slave owner on the island at the time of emancipation, and agitated strongly against the emancipation of the enslaved.
An anti-abolitionist cartoon, probably drawn by Richard Bridgens, which depicts the fate of the planter interest in the event of the emancipation of the enslaved. From the left, European importers would have to pay duties to the emancipated, and the African would be king (seated figure with orb in his hand), while with fiddle and drum, European woman (on balcony) would be seduced into loose and lascivious behaviour.
A title deed, signed by Sir Ralph Woodford, Bart., Governor of Trinidad 1813-1828, for lands in Diego Martin owned by St. Hilaire Begorrat. St. Hilaire Begorrat, a Frenchman from Martinique, played a very active part in the early administration of Trinidad. A land owner, who was reputed to have introduced the Otaheite cane into Trinidad, he virtually controlled the quarter of Diego Martin for most of his active life. As a slave owner, he was infamous for his cruelty, but he is also remembered for his support and indeed close attachment to slaves whom he encouraged to sing an early form of calypso. His principal henchman was Gros Jean, who is said to be among our earliest calypsonians.
St. Hilaire Begorrat built a plantation house directly above a group of caves on the western foothills of his Diego Martin estate. Remembered by some of the older inhabitants as Begorrats caves, these are said to have been variously torture chambers, the site of his orgies, the haunting place of the spirits of the dead, but might well have been the holding bays for slaves smuggled illegally into Trinidad to be re-sold as contraband after the abolition of the slave trade in 1807.
Closeup of the Deed
Joseph Marryat, a British businessman with investments in Trinidad, represented the islands planter and commercial interest unofficially in London, conveying the views and suggestions of the planters to the colonial office. The planters in Trinidad sought to prevent or to postpone the abolition of the slave trade, their argument being that Trinidad, unlike the older colonies such as Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica, had only very recently been established with a plantation-based economy (from 1783). Inasmuch as land had up until recently been granted to planters, the trade in slaves from Africa should be continued so as to allow them to realise a return on their sizeable investments.
A Proclamation regarding the registration of slaves during the Governorship of Sir Ralph Woodford in Trinidad.
Slave Returns from TobagoTwenty-seven years after the abolition of the slave trade throughout the British Empire, the Emancipation of slaves was granted by the British government. It was decided that the sum of 20 million be paid to slave owners as a compensation for the loss of their property in human beings and for the dislocation that this would inevitably cause.
The money paid out to slave owners was viewed by them as grossly insufficient, especially in Trinidad, where planters had relatively recently commenced the cultivation of estates, the vast majority coming to the island from 1783. But no important person or group, not even the abolitionists, recommended compensating the slaves in such a manner that upon achieving freedom, they would be given something so as to re-commence their lives.
Below are two returns from Tobago, where the number of former slaves on an estate and their estimated value in each class or division of labour was filled out and passed on to the authorities with the view of receiving money for the slaves freed (double-click to enlarge).
Exhibition case with a Tobago Slave Return and the Emancipation Cententary Booklet.
The Freed Africans of the 1850s 1860sAfter the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire in 1807, the trade continued in many other territories in the New World, namely the Spanish, French and Portuguese colonies and the United States. The British Navy patrolled the Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea and freed the African survivors
from slave ships. Some of them were brought to Trinidad and Tobago where they settled, and today, a many Trinbagonians of African descent are in fact descended from these Freed Africans.
The National Museum's collection encompasses a collection of prints from the Illustrated London News, which tell the story and show the pitiful condition of the Africans rescued from slavers. The story is that in April 1857 long after the slave trade and indeed slavery itself was abolished in the British Empire a British naval vessel captured the slave ship "Zeldina" and brought it to Port Royal in Jamaica. On board were the 370 survivors of the approximately 500 Africans who had been boarded in Cabinda (Angola) approximately 46 days earlier. The London Illustrated News describes their condition as follows:
"The poor captives were in a wretched condition all of them naked; and the greater part seemed to have been half starved. They were packed closely together, and covered with dirt and vermin . . . . The slave-schooner had two decks and between them the captives were packed in such a manner that they had scarcely room to move. During each day of the voyage they sat in a painful posture, 18 inches only being allowed for each to turn in . . . in a deck room of 30 feet in length . . . [they were] brought up in platoons once every day to get a small portion of fresh air . ."
(The Illustrated London News, June 20, 1857, pp. 595-596).
Here are the images:
Liberated Africans being held at Port Royal, Jamaica (1857, London Illustrated News)
A group of Africans rescued from the Zeldina (1857, London Illustrated News)
Drawing of how children were packed into the slaver (1857, London Illustrated News)
Drawing of children in the "sleeping position" aboard a slaver (1857, London Illustrated News)
The slaver "Zeldina" whence the Africans were rescued in 1857 (London Illustrated News)An Eyewitness Account of Emancipation Day
1st August, 1834
given by Lieutenant Colonel Capadose, a British Army Official, while stationed in Trinidad.
I was present, with the late Colonel Hardy, at the Government House (or Office) at Port of Spain, Trinidad, on the memorable 1st August, 1834, when, as the first step to freedom, the quondam slaves of all British Dominions, were denominated apprentices - the Governor and Council were all assembled to listen to a representation, or rather an interrogatory, of a number of negroes, regarding their supposed, unlimited, emancipation - these people appeared to be a deputation from a few French Estates; and were for the most part very old men, old women, and children, the only young man among them was their spokesman, who was probably selected, because he spoke the French language well - it was he who addressed the Governor, with the question, whether the King had not granted them (that is all slaves) unqualified liberty, from that date? That they understood so, and yet their managers and overseers insisted on their working, as usual, that morning on the estates.I must here explain that French gentlemen, managers and overseers, accompanied these negroes to the Government House, H.E., the Governor, Sir George Hill, followed by the Members of Council, the Judges and other official Gentlemen, had repaired to the balcony of the Council Chamber to inquire into the cause of such an assemblage as then filled the Court Yard, below the building. In answer to the above question, be mildly observed that His Majesty had indeed been most graciously pleased to grant them Freedom, that they were consequently no longer slaves, but free British subjects from that day forth - yet, His Majesty had decreed that they were still to reside on the estate and serve, under certain enactment for their benefit, as before; in capacity of apprentices during six years, after which they would, in 1840, be free to go wherever they pleased - scarcely had His Excellency pronounced Six years, than the negroes, old women and men, vociferated pas de six ans, point de six ans (not six years, no six years) - hardly would they allow His Excellency to be heard in conclusion, so loud did they repeat pas de six ans. etc.The Governor however continued speaking to them, in their own language, with the greatest affability, and concluded by exhorting them, to return quietly home, like good folks, and resume their avocations under employers who, doubtless would treat them kindly, and indeed the new laws ensured them good treatment; they nevertheless stood immovable, and would not retire; the Governor then left the balcony, and lest he might not have been properly understood by the multitude below, he directed one of the Secretaries, or Government Officers, present, to take his place, and explain more fully what he had said, which was done, but with no better success, the same vociferation being repeated at the words six years pas de six ans! etc.At this time two gentlemen entered the council chamber, military officers, Captain Hay, and Captain Mackenzie, just arrived from England, on appointment, as Special Magistrates, to see the act for the apprenticeship carried into effect. One of these magistrates was accordingly directed by His Excellency to replace the previous speaker, at the balcony, and explain to the infatuated people below, their error; which the magistrate did in the most clear and intelligible manner; read, and explained to them, the printed act, that he held in his hand; exhorted them to withdraw peaceably and without delay, or it would become his painful duty to use compulsion; but no, the foolish people were deaf to his remonstrance and ever and anon vociferated Pas de six ans, nous ne voulons pas de six ans, nous sommes libres, le Roi nous a donné la liberte! No six years, we do not want six years, we are free, the King has given us liberty! at different pauses, or cessation of noise, the young spokesman represented in good French, and with eloquent and respectful tone, that they had toiled all their lives, had enriched their masters by the sweat of their brow, that the King was surely too good to exact of them six years more of servitude, that their masters might take advantage, so as to work them, during that period, to death, or so immoderately, that they could not live long after service - at this, the magistrate assured them that he and his colleagues would take especial care to prevent such abuse, that the act provided for so many hours moderate labour per day, and such and such allowance of food etc., and that it would be impossible for anyone to ill-treat them - again he most earnestly exhorted them to withdraw, but in vain, they would not - torrents of rain fell, but had apparently no effect on those people, they remained immovable, vociferating Pas de six ans etc. - the Members of Council, and some other gentlemen present, then lost all patience, and forcibly advised the Governor to declare Martial Law - the Militia was under arms in various parts of the town, and artillery drawn out at different points, an insurrection being apprehended, though no symptom of it appeared beyond the obstinacy of foolish old people in the government courtyard, headed by a single young man, and none of them had even a stick in their hands - nevertheless gentlemen (civilians) about the Governor, were vehement in their demands for Martial Law - His Excellency appeared perplexed, and at length requested the opinion of Colonel Hardy, who had till then remained a tranquil spectator but on being asked whether he deemed it advisable to declare Martial Law, he replied, decidedly not.Martial Law! exclaimed he, against whom? - I see only old men, women, and children, poor ignorant people, who come to ask a question, and know no better - or words to that effect. The chief Judge, and to the best of my recollection, the Attorney General, also, coincided in opinion with the Colonel, that there was necessity for Martial Law, that the police could disperse the obstinate people.It is to be remarked, that had Martial Law been proclaimed, Colonel Hardy would have been invested with the chief command, would have commanded the Militia, together with the regular force throughout the colony, whilst the Governors authority, in a great measure, if not entirely, would have been suspended - yet it was generally believed that had the Colonel advised it, Martial Law would certainly have been declared in Trinidad. Towards the close of the evening, that is about sunset, the police were called in to act, and by persuasion more than force, caused the obstinate apprentices to retire; soon after which, Colonel Hardy took me with him, in his gig, to St. James Barracks, on our way we saw bodies of militia, cannon planted at the entry of the streets, with militia artillery-men and lighted matches, as if prepared for a fierce encounter; and as the gig rolled on, a number of girls danced about in the streets, singing French ariettes of, probably, their own composition on the goodness of King William in granting them freedom - which Colonel Hardy observed looked mightily like insurrection.The two or three succeeding days more negroes flocked to town and would not return to their masters, so that the magistrates were compelled to exert the power vested in them, and make some examples by having corporal punishment inflicted on a few of the strong and refractory men, which had the desired effect, and the apprentices returned to the Estates and re-commenced work.At Naparima the apprentices on some Estates were still more refractory, and several examples were made, which restored order, and all proceeded quietly afterwards.For about a week to ten days after Aug. 1st, 1834, the inhabitants (many of them) were very apprehensive of insurrection and revolt; the French were the most alarmed. A lady, who had been driven from St. Domingo at the early part of the French Revolution, told me that the troubles in that Island, commenced by deputations of old persons coming forward in the first instance; and, that consequently, when she heard of the assemblage before the Government House, she dreaded lest similar horrors to those formally perpetrated at St. Domingo were on the eve of being committed in Trinidad.Emancipation Booklet was published on occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Emancipation published in 1933.During the pre-Independence era, there was much discussion as to whether Emancipation should be marked as a special occasion or celebrated as an event. The nature of the colonys socialisation tended to promote a form of amnesia with regard to slavery in the minds of many who had achieved middle class status, and who preferred to forget their African antecedents.
There was, however, a move by many of the more enlightened of the day, such as Dr. Stephen Laurence, one of the leading Methodist laymen of Trinidad and Tobago and author of this booklet on display, to take a philosophical view. They promoted that the experience of slavery should be viewed constructively by members of the African diaspora in modern society in the New World. Dr. Laurence demonstrated that the virtues of Christianity, as extolled by Wilberforce, triumphed over mammon. He promoted the celebration of Emancipation as one of the great achievements of Christianity.
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