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 |