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''[[Barbados|Barbados]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Barbados_Census|Census]]'' [[Image:IMG 1939.JPG|thumb|right]] <br><br>Several early censuses and census substitutes are available for Barbados. They have been published and are widely available online.<ref>Terri England has published abstracts of many of the records identified in this article. Her list aided in this compilation, see [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brbwgw/PubForums.htm Barbados Public Records/Forums,] at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brbwgw/index.htm Chronicle Barbados: Centre for Barbados Studies in History and Genealogy].</ref> | |||
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| | Many early maps identify plantation owners by name, and act as census substitutes for the years they were printed. [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[Barbados Maps|Maps]]. | ||
<br><br>Several early censuses and census substitutes are available for Barbados. They have been published and are widely available online.<ref>Terri England has published abstracts of many of the records identified in this article. Her list aided in this compilation, see [ | |||
=== 1638 List of Inhabitants === | === 1638 List of Inhabitants === | ||
*Briggs, Sam. "A List of the Names of the Inhabitants of Barbadoes in the Year 1638, Who Then Possessed More than Ten Acres of Land," ''The Narragansett Historical Register'', Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jan. 1885):230-236; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1885):282-288; digital version at [ | *Briggs, Sam. "A List of the Names of the Inhabitants of Barbadoes in the Year 1638, Who Then Possessed More than Ten Acres of Land," ''The Narragansett Historical Register'', Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jan. 1885):230-236; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1885):282-288; digital version at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FHSFW,105199 Family History Archives]. | ||
=== 1673 Most Eminent Planters List === | === 1673 Most Eminent Planters List === | ||
The original list is kept in Colonial Papers, Vol. XXX, Nos. 42, 42 I., II., III. at the [[England The National Archives| | The original list is kept in Colonial Papers, Vol. XXX, Nos. 42, 42 I., II., III. at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England. Abstracts have been published: | ||
*Sainsbury, W. Noel, ed. ''Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 7, 1669-1674''. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1889. Digital version at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=765 British History Online]. [Barbados entries appear on pages 496 and 497, entry 1101.] | *Sainsbury, W. Noel, ed. ''Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 7, 1669-1674''. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1889. Digital version at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=765 British History Online]. [Barbados entries appear on pages 496 and 497, entry 1101.] | ||
=== 1679 Inhabitants and 1680 Census === | === 1679 Inhabitants and 1680 Census === | ||
The original population listing of Barbados (1679-1680) is | The original population listing of Barbados (1679-1680) is kept at the [[Barbados Archives and Libraries|Barbados Department of Archives]]. The collection has been microfilmed: {{FHL|35200|item}} 1162149 Item 1 and published: | ||
*Hotten, John Camden. ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700, with Their Ages, the Localities Where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars; from MSS. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England''. London: the author, 1874. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2065 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=B414AAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [ | *Hotten, John Camden. ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700, with Their Ages, the Localities Where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars; from MSS. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England''. London: the author, 1874. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2065 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=B414AAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft Internet Archive]; 1983 reprint: {{FHL|1055287|item}} 973 W2hot 1983 [Barbados census appears on pages 438-464.] | ||
*Kent, David L. ''Barbados and America''. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. {{ | *Kent, David L. ''Barbados and America''. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. {{FHL|316574|item}} 972.981 X2b | ||
Brandow published an addendum to Hotten's work: | Brandow published an addendum to Hotten's work: | ||
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=== 1696 Association Oath Rolls === | === 1696 Association Oath Rolls === | ||
Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England.<ref>Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including Barbados: | Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England.<ref>Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including Barbados: | ||
*Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [ | *Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/associationoathr00gand Internet Archive]; reprint: {{FHL|958503|item}} 970 F2L 1995. [Barbados entries begin on page 27] | ||
=== 1715 Census === | === 1715 Census === | ||
The original 1715 Census of Barbados is | The original 1715 Census of Barbados is kept at the [[Barbados Archives and Libraries|Barbados Department of Archives]]. The collection has been microfilmed {{FHL|35324|item}} 1162149 Item 2 and 1162150, and published twice: | ||
*Kent, David L. ''Barbados and America''. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. {{ | *Kent, David L. ''Barbados and America''. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. {{FHL|316574|item}} 972.981 X2b | ||
*St. Hill, A. "A Census of the Island of Barbados, West Indies: With the Names and Ages of All the White Inhabitants of the Islands Arranged Under Their Several Parishes: Taken in the Months of October and November, Anno Domini 1715," ''Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society'', Vol. 4, No. 2; Vol. 4, No. 3. {{ | *St. Hill, A. "A Census of the Island of Barbados, West Indies: With the Names and Ages of All the White Inhabitants of the Islands Arranged Under Their Several Parishes: Taken in the Months of October and November, Anno Domini 1715," ''Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society'', Vol. 4, No. 2; Vol. 4, No. 3. {{FHL|268826|item}} 972.981 X2ba | ||
=== | === 1717 === | ||
The returns of the 1717 Census of the White Population of Barbados are kept at [[England The National Archives|The National Archives]], Kew, England, in class CO 28/16.<ref>[http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Colonial_Censuses "Colonial Censuses,"] YourArchives (Wiki of the National Archives), accessed 1 December 2010.</ref> | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Several early censuses and census substitutes are available for Barbados. They have been published and are widely available online.[1]
Many early maps identify plantation owners by name, and act as census substitutes for the years they were printed. 
See also Maps.
1638 List of Inhabitants[edit | edit source]
- Briggs, Sam. "A List of the Names of the Inhabitants of Barbadoes in the Year 1638, Who Then Possessed More than Ten Acres of Land," The Narragansett Historical Register, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jan. 1885):230-236; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1885):282-288; digital version at Family History Archives.
1673 Most Eminent Planters List[edit | edit source]
The original list is kept in Colonial Papers, Vol. XXX, Nos. 42, 42 I., II., III. at the National Archives, Kew, England. Abstracts have been published:
- Sainsbury, W. Noel, ed. Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 7, 1669-1674. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1889. Digital version at British History Online. [Barbados entries appear on pages 496 and 497, entry 1101.]
1679 Inhabitants and 1680 Census[edit | edit source]
The original population listing of Barbados (1679-1680) is kept at the Barbados Department of Archives. The collection has been microfilmed: FHL Collection 1162149 Item 1 and published:
- Hotten, John Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700, with Their Ages, the Localities Where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars; from MSS. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. London: the author, 1874. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books and Internet Archive; 1983 reprint: FHL Collection 973 W2hot 1983 [Barbados census appears on pages 438-464.]
- Kent, David L. Barbados and America. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. FHL Collection 972.981 X2b
Brandow published an addendum to Hotten's work:
- Brandow, James C. Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
1680 Militia Roll[edit | edit source]
Brandow abstracted the complete list of more than 5,500 men enlisted in "regiments of foot" and "regiments of horse," in pages 99-212 of:[2]
- Brandow, James C. Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
1696 Association Oath Rolls[edit | edit source]
Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the National Archives, Kew, England.[3] Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including Barbados:
- Gandy, Wallace. The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at Internet Archive; reprint: FHL Collection 970 F2L 1995. [Barbados entries begin on page 27]
1715 Census[edit | edit source]
The original 1715 Census of Barbados is kept at the Barbados Department of Archives. The collection has been microfilmed FHL Collection 1162149 Item 2 and 1162150, and published twice:
- Kent, David L. Barbados and America. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. FHL Collection 972.981 X2b
- St. Hill, A. "A Census of the Island of Barbados, West Indies: With the Names and Ages of All the White Inhabitants of the Islands Arranged Under Their Several Parishes: Taken in the Months of October and November, Anno Domini 1715," Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, Vol. 4, No. 2; Vol. 4, No. 3. FHL Collection 972.981 X2ba
1717[edit | edit source]
The returns of the 1717 Census of the White Population of Barbados are kept at The National Archives, Kew, England, in class CO 28/16.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Terri England has published abstracts of many of the records identified in this article. Her list aided in this compilation, see Barbados Public Records/Forums, at Chronicle Barbados: Centre for Barbados Studies in History and Genealogy.
- ↑ Geraldine Lane, Tracing Ancestors in Barbados: A Practical Guide (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2006), 105-106.
- ↑ Cliff Webb, "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents," Origins Network.
- ↑ "Colonial Censuses," YourArchives (Wiki of the National Archives), accessed 1 December 2010.
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