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Enslavement records from former British colonies made searchable online
4Mrecords
The collection contains nearly 4 million records documenting enslaved people.
Nearly 4 million records of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been digitised, indexed and made searchable online by Ancestry in partnership with a UCL research centre. The collection is intended to help descendants research family histories.
- Former British Colonies Enslavement Registers
- Ancestry
- Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery
- University College London
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The Former British Colonies Enslavement Registers have been made searchable online for the first time.
“have been made searchable online for the first time”
- 4Mrecords
The collection contains nearly 4 million records documenting enslaved people.
“Nearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people”
- 20colonies
The records cover 20 former British colonies.
“across 20 former British colonies”