The Plantation Slaves of Trinidad, 1783–1816 - A Mathematical and Demographic Enquiry

This book aims to estimate the levels of plantation slave mortality and fertility in Trinidad.

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Trinidad, 1498-1813; 3. The slave registration order; 4. The population of Trinidad; 5. Plantation slave mortality: methods; 6. Plantation slave mortality; 7. Plantation slave fertility; 8. The plantation slaves of Trinidad; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This study of the slave plantation of Trinidad is based on the Trinidadian slave registration of 1813, 1815, and 1816, when the Registrar of Slaves recorded information on 17,087 plantation slaves. It's main aim is to set plausible upper and lower bounds on the levels of plantation slave mortality and fertility in Trinidad.

Product details

• Authors: A. Meredith John
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.1989
• EAN: 9780521361668
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36166-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 580 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Karibik, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Trinidad and Tobago, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Trinidad & Tobago, African History, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards