Slavery in 1826

Although there were official general returns at ten yearly intervals, detailed demographic analysis of the slave population of Mauritius is impossible for any period before 1826. In 1807 — the date closest to the British takeover of the island for which there is a return — the overall population of 77768 was made up of 6489 whites, 5912 free coloureds and 65367 slaves. 1 In 1817 the total recorded population had risen to 97847. This was the result of a modest increase in the number of whites to 7385 and much larger increases in the free coloured and slave populations, now respectively 10979 and 79493. A further ten years later, in 1827, the overall population of the island had reportedly declined by 4950 to 92997. The decrease was entirely in the slave population, which had dropped by 11521 to 68962, while white numbers had increased to 8198 and free coloured to 15837. 2 These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Biology · Geography · Population · Sociology · White (mutation) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Demography · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories

• Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1835

  B W Higman•Slave population and economy in…•1995

  Add to list