A vast digital archive of nearly four million records—including 300,000 pages—now allows public access to the lives of enslaved individuals across two decades of former British colonies. The newly searchable collection, digitized by Ancestry in collaboration with a leading academic research center, spans territories such as the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, and South Africa. For the first time, historians, descendants, and researchers can explore these meticulously indexed documents online. The project marks a significant step in preserving and uncovering the often-overlooked histories of enslavement.
Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and TrinidadNearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time.The records have been digitised and indexed by the genealogy company Ancestry, which has partnered with the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London. Continue reading...
