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In 1810 the British took Mauritius. They prohibited first the slave trade, then slavery, introducing Indian coolies (low paid, unskilled laborers) instead. Three hundred thousand of them came between 1834 and 1910. Mauritius attained independence in 1968.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.</ref> | In 1810 the British took Mauritius. They prohibited first the slave trade, then slavery, introducing Indian coolies (low paid, unskilled laborers) instead. Three hundred thousand of them came between 1834 and 1910. Mauritius attained independence in 1968.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.mauritiusencyclopedia.com/History/Dutch.htm Encyclopedia Mauritiana, The Dutch Settlement] | *[http://www.mauritiusencyclopedia.com/History/Dutch.htm Encyclopedia Mauritiana, The Dutch Settlement] | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000001545203;view=1up;seq=16 Mauritius Historical Description]. index to people and places | |||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b266745;view=1up;seq=7 Mauritius or Isle of France History and Inhabitants.]Index places and people. | |||