george daniels- jamaica

[kazzy77]

i've found my great great grandad george daniels on the england census from 1851 to 1881 and his birth is as being in the west indies around 1823. i know that he was black and was said to have been a stowaway to england aged about 16. from family i've been told he came from kingston, jamaica.
this is totally new territory so i'm unsure how to find him further back than i have. i've searched ancestry but not turned up anything so any help or suggestions would be really welcome
from what family have said he was told to run away by his mother when some men came to collect on a debt that the owner owed . he was said to have wrote to his mother for a while but stopped because he was frightened of being sent back. also i was told that he had whip marks on his back. i'm not 100% on the slavery timeline so any help with this would be great

[Iria]

Hi Kazzy

I Know This will Not Help Much But Here Is George and Emmas Marriage

Married Date 16 Oct 1853 St Nicholas, Sutton, Lancashire, England
George Daniels - Full age Laborer Bachelor of Sutton
Emma Alcock - Her Mark x, Age 15 Spinster of Sutton
    Groom's Father: ___ Daniels, Laborer
    Bride's Father: William Alcock, Laborer
    Witness: William Allcock and  Margaret Allcock,Her Mark X
    Married by Banns
by: H E F Vallancey Vicar


Hope This Helps In Some Way

Regards

Iris

[ShaunJ]

It might be worth investing US$8 to gain  a month's full access to have a good dig around in JamaicanFamilySearch http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com/ - you never know.

They have a page dedicated to slaves and slavery with links to slave record transcriptions http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/slavery.htm


NB slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1834 when all slaves became apprentices. All slaves received unrestricted freedom by 1838.

[kazzy77]

thanks for those
i've got the marriage thanks iris.
thanks shaunj for the site info i think it might be worth a bash.
new territory here i come