List of ships which transported
indentured labourers
between Calcutta, India and Grenada (1857 - 1885)
| No. | Ship Name | Arrival | Count | Departure | Date Departed | Born | Died | Note |
|
1 |
Maidstone |
May 01, 1857 |
283 |
Calcutta |
Jan 27, 1857 |
|
92 [65M, 16F, 3B,4G, 4I] |
First Indenture ship to Grenada 375 embarked 268M, 68F, 18B, 10G, 11I [S.R.1] |
|
2 |
Fulwood | May 1858 |
362 |
Calcutta |
40 |
402 embarked | ||
| 3 | Jalawar | June 13, 1859 | 299 | Calcutta |
47 |
344 embarked | ||
| 4 | Accrington | Jan 9, 1862 | 413 | Calcutta |
15 |
425 embarked | ||
| 5 | Athletoe | Mar 25, 1862 | 370 | Calcutta |
7 |
377 embarked | ||
| 6 | Ganges | Apr 11, 1862 | 314 | Calcutta |
7 |
320 embarked | ||
| 7 |
Countess of Ripon |
NA |
266 |
Calcutta |
Nov 05, 1865 |
|
26 |
285 embarked. Sank Jan 20, 1866 NE of Barbados. No deaths from sinking. 223 Indians for St. Vincent |
| 8 | Sevilla | Mar 30, 1871 | 269 | Calcutta |
8 |
274 embarked | ||
| 9 | Hermoine | Mar 1878 | 458 | Calcutta |
|
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| 10 | Poonah | Jan 10, 1885 | 172 | Calcutta |
|
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| 3206 |
Total Count: 3,206 migrants
Maidstone 1857
The Maidstone left Calcutta, India on Jan 27, 1857 with 375 East Indians. It was the first ship with East Indian labourers to Grenada; arriving there on May 1, 1857 with 289 laborers. Ninety-two passengers died during the voyage.
DISTRIBUTION OF EAST INDIAN INDENTURED LABORERS IN GRENADA FROM THE MAIDSTONE
|
|
Plantation |
Number approved for |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Pudars |
|
1 |
Grand Bacolet |
15 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
|
2 |
Hope |
15 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
|
3 |
Thuilliries |
10 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
1 for all 3 |
|
4 |
Upper Latante |
10 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
5 |
Crochu |
20 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
1 for both |
|
6 |
Carriere |
20 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
7 |
Conference |
15 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
1 for both |
|
8 |
Belmont |
15 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
|
9 |
Mount Rose |
30 |
17 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
|
10 |
Mount Reuil |
20 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
|
|
11 |
Chambord |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
12 |
Plain |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
1 for all 3 |
|
13 |
Morne Fendue |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
14 |
Lafortune |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
15 |
Snell Hall |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
1 for all 3 |
|
16 |
Rivier Sallee |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
1 |
|
17 |
Marli |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
1 |
|
18 |
Mount William |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
19 |
Duquesne |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
20 |
Samaritan |
20 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
1 for all 3 |
|
|
|
370 |
201 |
50 |
251 |
10 |
Repatriation back to India (1866-1892)
| No. | Ship Names | Arrival | Count | Departure | Date Departed | Born | Died | Note |
| 1 | 76 | 1866-1870 | ||||||
| 2 | Pandoras | 102 | 1872 | |||||
| 3 | 29 | 1881-1885 | ||||||
| 4 | 95 | 1886-1890 | ||||||
| 5 | 78 | 1891-1892 | ||||||
| 380 |
References: Richard B. Cheddie
Dr Gemma Roman (National Archives, Kew)
Indian indentured labour in Grenada during the 1860s and 1870s: the case of the Mount Alexander Estate scandals of 1866-67
The National Archives | Catalogue | Reference CO 101/125/27
Details for reference CO 101/125/27 from our Catalogue.
Death of person called Gobind, one of three ill Indian indentured labourers who had been sent from the Mount Alexander Estate to the Colony Hospital. Edwin D. Baynes, Administrator of Grenada, forwarded by James Walker, Governor of Windward Islands, Grenada No. (Covering dates: 1867 Apr 4)The National Archives | Catalogue | Reference CO 101/125/34
Details for reference CO 101/125/34 from our Catalogue.
Treatment of Indian indentured labourers in Grenada, particularly Mount Alexander Estate. Edwin D. Baynes, Administrator of Grenada, forwarded by James Walker, Governor of Windward Islands, Grenada No. 395, Folios 260 - 276. (Covering dates: 1867 Apr 23)The National Archives | Catalogue | Reference CO 101/125/44
Details for reference CO 101/125/44 from our Catalogue.
Arrival of nine Indian indentured labourers from Grenada to British Guiana. James Walker, Governor of Windward Islands, Grenada No. 405, Folios 345 - 346. (Covering dates: 1867 June 12)