Inhabitants' lists (Barbados)
Item
Country
BB
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
eng
Contact information: postal address
Black Rock, St. James, Barbados
Contact information: phone number
001 (246) 424-1270
001 (246) 425-5150
001(246) 535-0050 (Ingrid Thompson, chief archivist)
001 (246) 425-5150
001(246) 535-0050 (Ingrid Thompson, chief archivist)
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
archives@sunbeach.net
bda@caribsurf.com
ingrid.cumberbatch@barbados.gov.bb (Ingrid Thompson, chief archivist)
bda@caribsurf.com
ingrid.cumberbatch@barbados.gov.bb (Ingrid Thompson, chief archivist)
Title (official language of the state)
Inhabitants' lists (Barbados)
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Barbados Department Archives
Date note
17th century/20th century
Language(s)
eng
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
Barbados Department Archives includes a series of censuses and population lists since the 17th century. The record of inhabitants is not continuous, but there are some noteworthy registrations, such as the following:
List of inhabitants possessing over 10 acres in 1638 (transcript).
Names of landowners (transcript, indexed). 1679/80. Some were reproduced in Hotten (1874) and Adler (1893).
Census of 1715 (transcript, indexed). Published by A. St. Hill (1937-40).
Parochial lists of inhabitants, c. 1740-c.1835. 13 items.
Among these censuses and lists of inhabitants are mentions of Sephardic Jews living on the island. See Cohen (1983).
List of inhabitants possessing over 10 acres in 1638 (transcript).
Names of landowners (transcript, indexed). 1679/80. Some were reproduced in Hotten (1874) and Adler (1893).
Census of 1715 (transcript, indexed). Published by A. St. Hill (1937-40).
Parochial lists of inhabitants, c. 1740-c.1835. 13 items.
Among these censuses and lists of inhabitants are mentions of Sephardic Jews living on the island. See Cohen (1983).
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1960 and 1961, a survey was carried out for the University of the West Indies (then the University College) to discover which historical records survived in Barbados. The survey covered most Government Departments, the local (parish) governments, secondary schools, Anglican, Methodist, Moravian, and Roman Catholic churches, a few business firms, the Public Library, and the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. The results of the survey were published in Chandler (1964).
In 1964, a Department of Archives was established by the Barbados Government. The Department is the official repository of archives and, since its establishment, has been accumulating records that were formerly kept by the departments responsible for their creation. Many of the records listed in Chandler (1964) have already been transferred to the Archives, and transfers are continuing.
In 1964, a Department of Archives was established by the Barbados Government. The Department is the official repository of archives and, since its establishment, has been accumulating records that were formerly kept by the departments responsible for their creation. Many of the records listed in Chandler (1964) have already been transferred to the Archives, and transfers are continuing.
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2023
Bibliography
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