Hermione
In 1815, 211 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-3460 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Antigua.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3460 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Hermione |
| Year | 1815 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Antigua |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 231 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 211 |
| Registered Total | 211 |
| Notes | African and Cristian names, sex and to whom apprenticed. Several copies of this register exist after 1819. 80 people sent to and registered in Barbados in 1816. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 7/5, "Returns No. 1, 2, 3, & 4," Manumissions recorded in the Register's Office of the Island Antigua," 24 Mar. 1819, (no folio numbers in this volume); SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 34012. |
| Cite as: | Lovejoy, H. B. (2024). Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920. Past & Present, 1-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtae019 Chadha, K. (2024). Regenerated Identities: A Collaborative Web-based Content Management System for Digital Humanities. International Journal of Computer Applications, 186(29), 28–33. https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume186/number29/regenerated-identities-a-collaborative-web-based-content-management-system-for-digital-humanities/ |
Event Details
| UID | LA-E-3460 |
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| Case Name | Hermione |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
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| Region | West Central Africa North |
| Place | Unspecified |
| Enslaved Total | 231 |
Capture
| Date | 1815-09-28 |
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| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
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Trial
| Sentence Date | |
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| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Antigua |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1815-09-28 |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Place | Antigua |
| Liberated Africans | 211 |
| Registered | 211 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
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| VI011062 | Charles Whitby | View Details | |||
| VI011063 | Anne Hes | View Details | |||
| VI011064 | James Clifton | View Details | |||
| VI011065 | Alicia Queens | View Details | |||
| VI011066 | Richard Torren | View Details | |||
| VI011067 | Abigail Cassidy | View Details | |||
| VI011068 | James Cassidy | View Details | |||
| VI011069 | Alice Rose | View Details | |||
| VI011070 | John Winkler | View Details | |||
| VI011071 | Annette Chads | View Details | |||
| VI011072 | William Davis | View Details | |||
| VI011073 | Antonia McKenzie | View Details | |||
| VI011074 | Ellis Hes | View Details | |||
| VI011075 | Angelina Bowen | View Details | |||
| VI011076 | George Burdett | View Details | |||
| VI011077 | Angelica Winkler | View Details | |||
| VI011078 | Lorenzo Nixon | View Details | |||
| VI011079 | Annibboo Davis | View Details | |||
| VI011080 | Conrard Myers | View Details | |||
| VI011081 | Isabella Wetsler | View Details | |||
| VI011082 | Thomas Hay | View Details | |||
| VI011083 | Arethusa Plackett | View Details | |||
| VI011084 | James McNemara | View Details | |||
| VI011085 | Arachine Jacks | View Details | |||
| VI011086 | Henry Hyde | View Details | |||
| VI011087 | Amelia Burke | View Details | |||
| VI011088 | Angus McDonald | View Details | |||
| VI011089 | Auroria | View Details | |||
| VI011090 | Samuel Gordon | View Details | |||
| VI011091 | Ashea | View Details | |||
| VI011092 | William Webster | View Details | |||
| VI011093 | Amphitrite | View Details | |||
| VI011094 | Garret Hensworth | View Details | |||
| VI011095 | Artimesse | View Details | |||
| VI011096 | John Plackett | View Details | |||
| VI011097 | Bella | View Details | |||
| VI011098 | Henry Lodge | View Details | |||
| VI011099 | Barbara | View Details | |||
| VI011100 | George Magee | View Details | |||
| VI011101 | Bridget | View Details | |||
| VI011102 | Henry Jaffares | View Details | |||
| VI011103 | Betsy | View Details | |||
| VI011104 | George Walker | View Details | |||
| VI011105 | Boadicia | View Details | |||
| VI011106 | William Fraser | View Details | |||
| VI011107 | Bess Abbott | View Details | |||
| VI011108 | John Rose | View Details | |||
| VI011109 | Belly | View Details | |||
| VI011110 | Thomas Phelon | View Details | |||
| VI011111 | Beninice | View Details | |||
| VI011112 | Richard Storey | View Details | |||
| VI011113 | Briseis | View Details | |||
| VI011114 | Daniel Crofty | View Details | |||
| VI011115 | Baptista | View Details | |||
| VI011116 | John Morgan | View Details | |||
| VI011117 | Babb | View Details | |||
| VI011118 | John McKenzie | View Details | |||
| VI011119 | Calista | View Details | |||
| VI011120 | Thomas Abbot | View Details | |||
| VI011121 | Caroline | View Details | |||
| VI011122 | James Delawell | View Details | |||
| VI011123 | Charlotte Phelan | View Details | |||
| VI011124 | John Chads | View Details | |||
| VI011125 | Calypso | View Details | |||
| VI011126 | George Miller | View Details | |||
| VI011127 | Chub | View Details | |||
| VI011128 | Bolton Sketch | View Details | |||
| VI011129 | Cherry | View Details | |||
| VI011130 | George Hubbard | View Details | |||
| VI011131 | Chriseis | View Details | |||
| VI011132 | James Pilkington | View Details | |||
| VI011133 | Chloe | View Details | |||
| VI011134 | Samuel Lynch | View Details | |||
| VI011135 | Christophena | View Details | |||
| VI011136 | Michael Braman | View Details | |||
| VI011137 | Chloris | View Details | |||
| VI011138 | James Palmer | View Details | |||
| VI011139 | Charmion | View Details | |||
| VI011140 | Henry Brochlass | View Details | |||
| VI011141 | Clepatra | View Details | |||
| VI011142 | Henry Cameron | View Details | |||
| VI011143 | Cora | View Details | |||
| VI011144 | Henry Bowene | View Details | |||
| VI011145 | Clara | View Details | |||
| VI011146 | Thomas Jacks | View Details | |||
| VI011147 | Charity | View Details | |||
| VI011148 | John Burke | View Details | |||
| VI011149 | Chastity | View Details | |||
| VI011150 | George Douglass | View Details | |||
| VI011151 | Cornelia | View Details | |||
| VI011152 | Patrick Keane | View Details | |||
| VI011153 | Cordelia | View Details | |||
| VI011154 | Henry McCarry | View Details | |||
| VI011155 | Deborah | View Details | |||
| VI011156 | Hugh Kelly | View Details | |||
| VI011157 | Dorothea | View Details | |||
| VI011158 | Alexander McLean | View Details | |||
| VI011159 | Diana | View Details | |||
| VI011160 | John Ross | View Details | |||
| VI011161 | Dinah | View Details | |||
| VI011162 | Edward Hemming | View Details | |||
| VI011163 | Daphne | View Details | |||
| VI011164 | Thomas Bradley | View Details | |||
| VI011165 | Dido | View Details | |||
| VI011166 | George Evans | View Details | |||
| VI011167 | Dolly | View Details | |||
| VI011168 | Florence De Burgh | View Details | |||
| VI011169 | Dora | View Details | |||
| VI011170 | William Major | View Details | |||
| VI011171 | Dennis | View Details | |||
| VI011172 | Thomas Lord | View Details | |||
| VI011173 | Dionysia | View Details | |||
| VI011174 | Alexander McPherson | View Details | |||
| VI011175 | Dolla Bella | View Details | |||
| VI011176 | Joseph Watson | View Details | |||
| VI011177 | Euphemia | View Details | |||
| VI011178 | James Choedde | View Details | |||
| VI011179 | Eliza | View Details | |||
| VI011180 | Abraham Shane | View Details | |||
| VI011181 | Emma | View Details | |||
| VI011182 | Joseph Eyesing | View Details | |||
| VI011183 | Emily | View Details | |||
| VI011184 | Hugh Brenan | View Details | |||
| VI011185 | Esther | View Details | |||
| VI011186 | William Hance | View Details | |||
| VI011187 | Europa | View Details | |||
| VI011188 | Charles Delahoussy | View Details | |||
| VI011189 | Eve | View Details | |||
| VI011190 | John Galpin | View Details | |||
| VI011191 | Eudocia | View Details | |||
| VI011192 | Henry Barry | View Details | |||
| VI011193 | Elenore | View Details | |||
| VI011194 | John Anderson | View Details | |||
| VI011195 | Elsey | View Details | |||
| VI011196 | Henry Ricketts | View Details | |||
| VI011197 | Flora | View Details | |||
| VI011198 | Nathaniel Sonell | View Details | |||
| VI011199 | Frances | View Details | |||
| VI011200 | Henry Noseworthy | View Details | |||
| VI011201 | Fanny | View Details | |||
| VI011202 | William Allen | View Details | |||
| VI011203 | Flirt | View Details | |||
| VI011204 | Thomas McPherson | View Details | |||
| VI011205 | Fidget | View Details | |||
| VI011206 | Charles Hailes | View Details | |||
| VI011207 | Gertrude | View Details | |||
| VI011208 | Thomas Gough | View Details | |||
| VI011209 | Grace | View Details | |||
| VI011210 | John Field | View Details | |||
| VI011211 | Georgianna | View Details | |||
| VI011212 | Edward Barry | View Details | |||
| VI011213 | Hannah | View Details | |||
| VI011214 | Alexander Morrow | View Details | |||
| VI011215 | Henriella | View Details | |||
| VI011216 | Robert Clarke | View Details | |||
| VI011217 | Harriet | View Details | |||
| VI011218 | Peter Downer | View Details | |||
| VI011219 | Ketty | View Details | |||
| VI011220 | Edward Well | View Details | |||
| VI011221 | Horatia | View Details | |||
| VI011222 | George Campbell | View Details | |||
| VI011223 | James Armstrong | View Details | |||
| VI011224 | Alexander Findley | View Details | |||
| VI011225 | William Dunlop | View Details | |||
| VI011226 | James Gilchrist | View Details | |||
| VI011227 | Hugh McLean | View Details | |||
| VI011228 | William Ryan | View Details | |||
| VI011229 | Francis Shilling | View Details | |||
| VI011230 | Thomas Murray | View Details | |||
| VI011231 | William Bohan | View Details | |||
| VI011232 | Arthur Young | View Details | |||
| VI011233 | William Marlay | View Details | |||
| VI011234 | Joseph Hedstanes | View Details | |||
| VI011235 | Joseph McLean | View Details | |||
| VI011236 | James Ross | View Details | |||
| VI011237 | Adam McIntyre | View Details | |||
| VI011238 | Francis Coore | View Details | |||
| VI011239 | Samuel Workman | View Details | |||
| VI011240 | Charles Frith | View Details | |||
| VI011241 | George Warren | View Details | |||
| VI011242 | John Campbell | View Details | |||
| VI011243 | John Heazle | View Details | |||
| VI011244 | William Butler | View Details | |||
| VI011245 | Slect Hunt | View Details | |||
| VI011246 | John McGregor | View Details | |||
| VI011247 | George Cockran | View Details | |||
| VI011248 | Alexander Anton | View Details | |||
| VI011249 | Edward Le Maike | View Details | |||
| VI011250 | Thomas Jameson | View Details | |||
| VI011251 | George Hawkins | View Details | |||
| VI011252 | Thomas Pilkington | View Details | |||
| VI011253 | Richard Hughes | View Details | |||
| VI011254 | Augustus Tweed | View Details | |||
| VI011255 | John Goode | View Details | |||
| VI011256 | Adam Halshide | View Details | |||
| VI011257 | William Kirkly | View Details | |||
| VI011258 | Robert Turnbull | View Details | |||
| VI011259 | George Enson | View Details | |||
| VI011260 | William Gorse | View Details | |||
| VI011261 | Conrard Steele | View Details | |||
| VI011262 | James Gilmour | View Details | |||
| VI011263 | Adam McTavish | View Details | |||
| VI011264 | William Abington | View Details | |||
| VI011265 | William Fraser | View Details | |||
| VI011266 | John Collins | View Details | |||
| VI011267 | Adam Gordon | View Details | |||
| VI011268 | Robert Crosbie | View Details | |||
| VI011269 | Thomas Nirton | View Details | |||
| VI011270 | David Cumming | View Details | |||
| VI011271 | Thomas Aldred | View Details | |||
| VI011272 | Alexander Turner | View Details |
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